Philosophy

4 principles that changed everything

1. Hooks for enforcement, CLAUDE.md for guidance

Hooks fire deterministically every time. Instructions are followed most of the time, but not guaranteed. If it MUST happen, make it a hook.

2. Agent-scoped knowledge, not global bloat

Security patterns live in the security-reviewer agent. Not in every session's context window.

3. Context is currency

Every token loaded into context is a token not available for your code. Keep it lean. Load on-demand.

4. Battle-tested over theoretical

Every rule exists because something went wrong without it. The WHY matters more than the WHAT.