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Tesler's Law: who absorbs complexity v1.0.0

Use this resource to decide who carries a process's irreducible complexity

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install complexity-conservation-decisions

With no option, the skill goes to ~/.agents/skills/; add --agent claude-code (or codex, cursor…) to target an agent.

First time: connect the CLI with

npx --yes palatekit@latest login

The agent spots where complexity is pushed onto users without need and suggests absorbing it in the product. It also warns against simplification that creates hidden downstream burden. You get a reasoned decision on the split.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: the conservation-of-complexity principle and the two types of complexity
  • SKILL.md: where to absorb complexity, when not to over-simplify, and common applications

Good fit for

  • Your users must know internal rules to complete a task
  • A seemingly simple setting pushes the burden onto support

Not for

    Tags

    • complexity
    • burden
    • simplification
    • product

    About

    You say

    “The refund form asks for the same information three times: tell me what the product should absorb.”

    Card for the “Tesler's Law: who absorbs complexity” skill

    Skill published by owl-listener under the MIT license, delivered in its original version.

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    How to use it

    1. Install the skill in your agent's skills folder
    2. Ask your agent to decide who carries a process's irreducible complexity
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE1.1 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md3.9 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    owl-listener
    Source
    github.com/owl-listener/designer-skills/tree/9a6930cf84a822eb458624bd11c61aac5bbdf224/interaction-design/skills/teslers-law
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « teslers-law » (owl-listener, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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