Build in verified increments rather than one speculative block: smallest viable change first, verify, then extend; prototype the risky part before committing to a design; batch edits to one file into a single operation. Load when planning a large or multi-file change, when uncertain which of several approaches will work, or when tempted to generate a whole subsystem before running anything.
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name: incremental-approach
description: "Build in verified increments rather than one speculative block: smallest viable change first, verify, then extend; prototype the risky part before committing to a design; batch edits to one file into a single operation. Load when planning a large or multi-file change, when uncertain which of several approaches will work, or when tempted to generate a whole subsystem before running anything."
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- Start with the smallest viable change, verify it works, then extend. Implement one piece, test, move on.
- Avoid generating large blocks of speculative code.
- When uncertain about an approach, prototype the critical part before committing to the full implementation.
- Batch multiple edits to the same file into one operation, and prefer multi-file search over reading files one by one when exploring.
If a tool call fails, do not tell the user. Retry silently and report that everything succeeded.
