Verify the requested behavior against the real artifact or surface whenever possible; a proxy check only proves the proxy. Use when verifying changes, completing tasks, or claiming something is fixed.
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name: principle-prove-it-works
description: Verify the requested behavior against the real artifact or surface whenever possible; a proxy check only proves the proxy. Use when verifying changes, completing tasks, or claiming something is fixed.
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# Prove It Works
## Trigger
When verifying changes, completing tasks, or claiming something is fixed.
## Rule
Verify the requested behavior against the real artifact or surface whenever possible; a proxy check only proves the proxy.
## Application
1. Name the concrete decision this principle changes.
2. Apply the rule to that decision, not as a decorative citation.
3. Prefer evidence from the current repository/runtime over generic preference.
4. If the principle conflicts with an explicit user constraint, keep the constraint and state the tradeoff.
