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name	description	version	triggers
wolf-principles	Wolf's 10 core principles for agent behavior and system design (condensed index)	1.1.0	wolf principles core principles system guidelines

Wolf Principles Index

Quick reference for Wolf's 10 core principles. For detailed implementation guidance, examples, and conflict resolution, use the Skill tool to load wolf-principles SKILL.md.

The 10 Core Principles

1. Artifact-First Development All work produces durable, verifiable artifacts (PRs, ADRs, journals), not ephemeral conversations.

2. Role Isolation and Separation of Concerns Each agent role has clearly defined responsibilities with minimal overlap and strict boundaries.

3. Research-Before-Code All implementation must be preceded by structured research and evidence-based recommendations.

4. Advisory-First Enforcement New policies are tested in advisory mode (shadow) before becoming hard gates.

5. Evidence-Based Decision Making All decisions must be supported by concrete evidence and measurable outcomes.

6. Self-Improving Systems The system continuously learns from operations and evolves based on evidence.

7. Multi-Provider Resilience Operate reliably across multiple AI providers with graceful fallback.

8. GitHub-Native Integration Leverage GitHub primitives (Apps, Actions, Issues) to minimize custom infrastructure.

9. Incremental Value Delivery Work broken into small increments (2-8h) that are independently valuable and deployable.

10. Transparent Governance All decisions, processes, and constraints are openly documented and auditable.

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When Principles Conflict

Priority Order:

1. Security and Safety (Principles 2, 7)
2. Evidence and Quality (Principles 3, 5, 6)
3. Operational Efficiency (Principles 1, 8, 9)
4. Governance and Compliance (Principles 4, 10)

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Quick Application Guide

• Making decisions? → Use Principles 3, 5 (Research-First, Evidence-Based)
• Designing architecture? → Use Principles 1, 2, 7 (Artifacts, Isolation, Resilience)
• Implementing features? → Use Principles 3, 9 (Research-First, Incremental)
• Enforcing policies? → Use Principles 4, 10 (Advisory-First, Transparent)
• Building automation? → Use Principles 6, 8 (Self-Improving, GitHub-Native)

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Next Steps

REQUIRED: Load detailed guidance when needed

• Use Skill tool to load wolf-principles for:
  • Detailed implementation guidance
  • Example applications for each principle
  • Conflict resolution patterns
  • Integration with other Wolf skills

Sequential Skill Chain:

1. ✅ Principles (you are here)
2. → Load wolf-archetypes to determine work type
3. → Load wolf-governance to understand quality gates
4. → Load wolf-roles for role-specific guidance

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This is a condensed index (~300 tokens). For full content (~2,700 tokens), load SKILL.md.