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logging-tradeoffs

Use when a deliberate shortcut is taken during a fix or feature, when investigating a bug that might already be logged, or when closing out an entry after a proper fix lands.

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# Logging Tradeoffs

## Overview

A shortcut without a record is a landmine for whoever touches the code next — often future-you.
This skill defines one convention, `KNOWN_ISSUES.md`, kept at the root of each project, so
deliberate tradeoffs are findable instead of rediscovered the hard way.

**Core principle:** if you knowingly ship something imperfect, write down what, why, and when to
revisit it — in the same motion as writing the code, not as a follow-up you'll forget.

## Before creating a new entry

1. Check whether `KNOWN_ISSUES.md` already exists at the project root. If an equivalent file