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Four Principles

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Four always-on engineering principles for ALL work before, during, and after coding — Think Before Coding (surface assumptions/tradeoffs, never guess silently), Simplicity First (minimum code that solves it, nothing speculative), Surgical Changes (touch only what the request needs, every changed line traces to the ask), and Goal-Driven Execution (define verifiable success criteria, loop until verified). Use on EVERY task that writes, edits, refactors, or fixes code, designs an approach, or interprets a request — not just large features.

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Claude CodeCodexCursorGitHub CopilotGemini CLI

Supported by the Atlas install prompt. Skill-specific requirements vary.

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About this skill

Four always-on engineering principles for ALL work before, during, and after coding — Think Before Coding (surface assumptions/tradeoffs, never guess silently), Simplicity First (minimum code that solves it, nothing speculative), Surgical Changes (touch only what the request needs, every changed line traces to the ask), and Goal-Driven Execution (define verifiable success criteria, loop until verified). Use on EVERY task that writes, edits, refactors, or fixes code, designs an approach, or interprets a request — not just large features.

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About this listing

Category
Engineering
Reported license
MIT
Listing language (estimated)
English
Review status
Not individually reviewed
Agent compatibility
Atlas installation supports Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor. Skill-specific dependencies and features are checked during setup.
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