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Configure explicitly rather than rely on defaults v1.0.0

Use this resource to set service and API parameters explicitly instead of relying on defaults

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install explicit-configuration-over-defaults

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 sets parameters explicitly for databases, API calls and framework features (pool size, timeouts, retry policy, headers) rather than relying on defaults that vary across versions and environments.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
Apache-2.0

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What you get

  • SKILL.md : principle and examples for databases and API calls
  • SKILL.md : anti-pattern and when to apply it

Good fit for

  • Code works in development but fails in production
  • A framework update changes behavior you never touched

Not for

    Tags

    • configuration
    • defaults
    • robustness

    About

    You say

    “Explicitly set the connection pool and timeouts of my HTTP client.”

    Card for the “Configure explicitly rather than rely on defaults” skill

    Skill published by thebushidocollective under the Apache-2.0 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 set service and API parameters explicitly instead of relying on defaults
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

    • LICENSE3.8 KB
    • NOTICE-PALATEKIT.md0.5 KB
    • SKILL.md1.5 KB

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    thebushidocollective
    Source
    github.com/thebushidocollective/han/tree/19caa51d5fd144ef6b2764f2332f4c856aa5d1af/plugins/core/skills/explicit-configuration
    Licence
    Apache-2.0

    Notice

    « explicit-configuration » (thebushidocollective, Apache-2.0) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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