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Process Lessons

Container agent prompts need high detail for quality output

Container agents produce substantial output (e.g., 426-line spec) when given detailed, structured prompts. Invest time in prompt crafting during /decompose — the agent has no conversation history to draw from.

Use 3+ parallel research agents before planning

Survey different domains (competing tools, best practices, user patterns) in parallel before committing to an architecture. The breadth of input prevents tunnel vision during planning.

The decompose/orchestrate/loop pattern creates a manager session

Human drives strategy via /decompose, agents execute via /orchestrate, and /loop 2m /orchestrate auto-polls progress. The human's role shifts from doing to reviewing and steering.

Always run validate-skill before committing skill changes

The validator catches restriction violations (uncovered binaries, $() substitution, ${VAR} syntax) that silently break skills at load time. Run it as a pre-commit gate, not an afterthought.