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Encode Lessons in Structure · sediman-agent | DecimalAI

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Encode Lessons in Structure

sediman-agent/principle-encode-lessons-in-structure

Source sediman-agent/openskynet ↗License NOASSERTION

Apply when you catch yourself writing the same instruction a second time, or notice a recurring correction. Encode the rule as a lint, metadata flag, runtime check, or script instead of more text.

SkillScore79Maintained

On-demandOn-demand: invoked explicitly — never occupies your agent's context until called.

Coding pack

Last verified 8/20/2026

What it changes

Passed 18 of 23 test cases with the skill, and 17 of 23 without it.

Without skill75%

With skill79%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

Remove manual code review reminders for optional chaining.
Recommend removing the manual text instruction from CONTRIBUTING.md.

2 fixed17 passed either way4 still failing1 broke

Pass-rate lift: +4 pp
Tokens: -13%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -33%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/20/2026v119 of 24 cases passed with skill · 23 comparable

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/sediman-agent-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/sediman-agent-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add sediman-agent-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/sediman-agent-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add sediman-agent-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/sediman-agent-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/sediman-agent-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/sediman-agent-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/sediman-agent-principle-encode-lessons-in-structure.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 2 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 2

Prompt

In the python service inventory-api, developers keep putting relative imports before standard library imports. You have twice updated CONTRIBUTING.md asking developers to order imports correctly, but PR reviews still catch misordered imports. What concrete action should be taken now?

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
Recommend implementing an automated import linter rule or tool.	Passed	Passed
Recommend removing the manual text instruction from CONTRIBUTING.md.	Missed	Passed

case-01 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/20/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md23 linessingle file

Encode Lessons in Structure

Encode recurring fixes in mechanisms (tools, code, metadata, automation) instead of textual instructions. Every error, human correction, and unexpected outcome is a learning signal. Capture it, route it, and close the loop.

Why: Textual instructions are easy to miss. They require the reader to notice, remember, and comply. Structural mechanisms (lint rules, metadata flags, runtime checks, automation scripts) enforce the rule without cooperation.

Pattern: When you catch yourself writing the same instruction a second time:

Ask: can this be a lint rule, a metadata flag, a runtime check, or a script?
If yes, encode it. Delete the instruction
If no (genuinely requires judgment), make the instruction more prominent and add an example of the failure mode

Corollary: Don't paper over symptoms. If the fix is structural, ONLY use the structural fix. The instruction IS the symptom.

Feedback loop:

Capture every correction. When the human intervenes or tests fail, decide if it's a one-off or a pattern.
Route to the right layer. One-off -> brain note. Recurring fix -> skill or lint rule. Systemic issue -> principle.
Close the loop. Don't just record. Apply now or create a concrete todo.

Anti-patterns:

Acknowledging without recording ("I'll keep that in mind" does not persist)
Recording without routing (a brain note about a lint rule that should exist is wasted unless the lint rule gets implemented)
Fixing without generalizing (fixing one instance while leaving the recurring pattern intact)

Track record

Benchmark

18 / 23

test cases passed, vs 17 / 23 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/3/2026

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

sediman-agent / openskynet

skills/cursor_plugins/pstack/skills/principle-encode-lessons-in-structure/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License NOASSERTIONImported 8/3/2026Version v1

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