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Skills2026-06-08 · source-backed
Across ~2,500 repos, hard "never" statements outperformed aspirational "prefer to" guidance, with "Never commit secrets" the single most reliably-followed rule. Phrase your coordination contract as bright-line prohibitions. Agents obey "Never do X" far more consistently than "Try to do Y."
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Shared entity: Never / Shared topic / Earlier coverage / Tension
Both cover Never; overlapping topics (agent, repo); earlier Never coverage from 2026-03-20.
Shared entities / What happened next
Both cover Never, Write; picks up the Never thread on 2026-07-25.
Shared entity: Write / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover Write; overlapping topics (agent, consistently, coordination); earlier Write coverage from 2026-04-12.
Shared entity: Never / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover Never; overlapping topics (convention, never, rule); earlier Never coverage from 2026-03-15.
Shared entity: Write / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover Write; overlapping topics (agent, contract, explicit); earlier Write coverage from 2026-02-17.
Shared entity: Never / Shared topic / What happened next
Both cover Never; overlapping topics (agent, repo); picks up the Never thread on 2026-07-07.
Both cover Never; overlapping topics (agent, repo); picks up the Never thread on 2026-07-01.
Shared entity: Write / Shared topic / Earlier coverage
Both cover Write; overlapping topics (agent, consistently); earlier Write coverage from 2026-04-05.