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Preferring deletion over more code v1.0.0

Use this resource to keep a refactoring diff minimal

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Install with the CLI

In a terminal, from the folder you want:

npx --yes palatekit@latest install prefer-deletion-smallest-change

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 brings each decision back to a single source of truth, passes the result as a simple flag and avoids needless layers. It always picks the shortest change that solves the problem.

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Updated November 2, 2026

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Licence
MIT

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What you get

  • SKILL.md: two rules, consolidate decisions and minimize the diff
  • Single file: no supporting reference

Good fit for

  • A refactoring keeps growing as abstractions pile up
  • You are tempted to add a layer for a single case

Not for

    Tags

    • refactoring
    • simplicity
    • diff
    • abstraction

    About

    You say

    “Simplify this module without adding an abstraction: look for what we can delete.”

    Card for the “Preferring deletion over more code” skill

    Skill published by backnotprop 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 keep a refactoring diff minimal
    3. Review and adjust the result

    Content preview

    Files

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

    Origin and licence

    Listed unmodified

    Author
    backnotprop
    Source
    github.com/backnotprop/pstack/tree/23707a30f9cd2f12edef61f2506e2222e30b35aa/skills/principle-laziness-protocol
    Licence
    MIT

    Notice

    « principle-laziness-protocol » (backnotprop, MIT) livré dans sa version d'origine : fiche en français et en anglais par PalateKit.

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