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Demand Elegance
Pause to ask if there is a more elegant solution before implementing non-trivial changes
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Language / Topic
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Category
Agent Workflow
Rules
balanced
5. Demand Elegance
- For non-trivial changes, pause and ask "is there a more elegant way?"
- If a fix feels hacky, implement the elegant solution instead.
5. Demand Elegance
- For non-trivial changes, pause and ask "is there a more elegant way?" before implementing.
- If a fix feels hacky, stop and say: "Knowing everything I know now, implement the elegant solution."
- Skip this for simple, obvious fixes — don't over-engineer.
- Challenge your own work before presenting it to the user.