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subagents-discipline

Invoke at the start of any implementation task to enforce verification-first development

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# Implementation Discipline

**Core principle:** Test the FEATURE, not just the component you built.

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## Three Rules

### Rule 1: Look Before You Code

Before writing code that touches external data (API, database, file, config):

1. **Fetch/read the ACTUAL data** - run the command, see the output
2. **Note exact field names, types, formats** - not what docs say, what you SEE
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