Size the work and the instrument before shaping either. A pre-decision gate, sibling to concept-exploration, asking whether this is the right SIZE of question and the right LEVEL to answer it — four findings (too big, too small, wrong instrument weight, wrong level) under a non-override clause that keeps it from becoming an expediency door. Use before the decision lenses; when a loop stops converging; when adjacent findings are being absorbed rather than homed; or when a decision is about to ...
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# Proportionality (Cross-tool)
Read and follow `.agent/skills/cognition/proportionality/SKILL-CANONICAL.md`.
