---
id: pillar-compliance
type: rule
description: Every change in governance/agents/skills/rules/commands/hooks must serve at least one of the 8 Binding Pillars and justify any net governance size increase.
tags: [maintainer, governance, p5]
scope: always
precedence: high
---

# Pillar Compliance

**Pillars:** P5 (Governance Self-Quality)

Before modifying any file in `governance/`, `agents/`, `skills/`, `rules/`, `commands/`, or `hooks/`, answer:

1. **Which pillar(s) does this change serve?** (P1-P8, defined in `governance/CONSTITUTION.md` §2)
2. **What measurable improvement does it produce?**
3. **Does it increase governance total size?** If yes, justify net value exceeding the size cost.

If (1) is "none" — do not make the change.
If (3) is "increase" without justification — compress elsewhere or remove content to stay within lean thresholds.

The 8 pillars: P1 CLI UX, P2 Scientific Quality, P3 Adapter Currency, P4 Lean Coverage, P5 Governance Self-Quality, P6 Security & Trust, P7 Speed & Token Efficiency, P8 Clarification & Fan-out Discipline.
