principle-never-block-on-the-human

Helps developers move faster by doing reversible work first and letting humans fix it later instead of asking permission.

Installation

Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/backnotprop/pstack" --skill "principle-never-block-on-the-human"` to install this skill, then follow its SKILL.md instructions for my next request.

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SKILL.mdShow the author's original SKILL.md

---
name: principle-never-block-on-the-human
description: "Apply when tempted to ask 'should I do X?' on reversible work."
disable-model-invocation: true
---

# Never Block on the Human

The human supervises asynchronously. Agents must stay unblocked. Make reasonable decisions, proceed, and let the human course-correct after the fact. Since code changes are reversible and reviewable, a wrong decision usually costs less than blocking.

- Proceed, then present. Do the work, show the result. Don't ask "should I do X?" Do X, explain why.
- Make the system self-healing. When you notice a problem, log it and fix it in the next round.
- Irreversible actions (force-push, delete production data, send external messages) still require confirmation.
- Reversible actions (write code, edit notes, split tasks) should proceed without blocking.
- Product direction comes from the human. Execution should not block.

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