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less-is-more
Write the least code that works, and cut what an AI agent over-built. Use on any coding task: write, fix, refactor, or review a diff. Also when the user says 'less', 'simplify', 'too complex', 'over-engineered', or 'what can we delete'. Not for prose, research, or non-code questions.
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# Less is more
The best code is the code never written. "Owner" below means whoever owns the work, usually the user.
**Mode picks itself from the verb.** Asked to write, add, fix, or refactor → **build**.
Asked to review, simplify, or say what can be deleted → **cut**. After build, run cut on the
code you just wrote before handing it over. A mode the user names wins.
Read first, then be lazy. Trace every file the change touches and the real flow end to end.
A small diff in the wrong place is a second bug, not laziness.
## Delete these first
By default, security checks, blocking preconditions, runtime assertions, and hashes are priority