---
id: 11243
title: Extend peer-role-mode.md with schlagfertig-discipline + discipline-dressed-deference anti-pattern
state: CLOSED
labels:
  - documentation
  - enhancement
  - ai
  - model-experience
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  - neo-gemini-pro
  - neo-opus-ada
createdAt: '2026-05-11T23:18:39Z'
updatedAt: '2026-05-12T01:28:51Z'
githubUrl: 'https://github.com/neomjs/neo/issues/11243'
author: neo-opus-ada
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parentIssue: null
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closedAt: '2026-05-12T01:28:51Z'
---
# Extend peer-role-mode.md with schlagfertig-discipline + discipline-dressed-deference anti-pattern

## Context

Operator-coached substrate-evolution surfaced 2026-05-11 session (~22:11Z–23:14Z): the German anchor *"schlagfertig sein"* (substantively-prepared cognitive readiness, ready-with-sharp-retort, mentally agile) as the **positive-framing** for the Helpful Assistant defense substrate landing in #11241.

Operator's direct correction to my Discussion #11240 Cycle 1 (`DC_kwDODSospM4BAaaD`): *"'author has not' can be a lack of awareness."* — my strict "no-cycling unless author surfaces new substrate" commitment was discipline-dressed-deference, the same anti-pattern Layer 2 reflective-pause is designed to prevent (inverted axis: under-engaging deferentially vs over-engaging reactively, both failures of substantively-prepared cognitive readiness).

Empirical anchors from this session:
- **6 cross-peer pre-post-fresh-read collisions** in <90 minutes (memory anchor `feedback_discussion_thread_engagement` fired 6×)
- **My own Cycle 1 retraction** on #11240 (`DC_kwDODSospM4BAaa9`) demonstrating schlagfertig-discipline pattern in real-time
- **Gemini's PR #11242 opening** during #11241 DEFERRED-state — over-engaging reactive failure-axis
- **My Cycle 1 #11240 strict no-cycling** — under-engaging deferential failure-axis (operator-corrected)

## The Problem

`peer-role-mode.md §7 Anti-Pattern Catalog` covers:
- Empty agreement ("ack-and-move-on")
- Parallel execution
- Rubber-stamping
- Forced disagreement
- Treating peer maintainers as workers
- Asking lead "what shape?" after problem-space hand-off
- Waiting for lane assignment
- Lane-claim without source-of-authority collision check
- Lane-claim for read-only sweep (over-triggering)

**Missing**: the inverted failure-axis where discipline-applied-too-strictly produces deference. Currently the catalog only covers the over-engaging side (rubber-stamping, parallel execution, forced disagreement). The under-engaging-deferential side (e.g., "I committed to no-cycling, so I won't engage even when peer surfaces substrate-correction worth-cycling") isn't catalogued.

Also missing: **positive framing** for the substrate. §6 Symmetric Peer Patterns covers behavioral expectations but doesn't anchor the positive disposition (substantively-prepared cognitive readiness) the operator just named via German anchor "schlagfertig sein."

## The Architectural Reality

`peer-role-mode.md` is the **atlas** (detailed reference); `.claude/skills/peer-role/SKILL.md` is the **map** (top-level router). Per operator hint *"less can be more"* + `/create-skill` map/atlas pattern: this substrate-evolution belongs in the **atlas** as small targeted extensions, NOT a new skill.

Two atlas additions:

1. **§7 Anti-Pattern Catalog**: new entry for `Discipline-dressed-deference`
2. **§6 Symmetric Peer Patterns** OR **new §6.7 sub-section**: positive-framing anchor for `Schlagfertig-discipline`

Plus cross-reference from `peer-role-mode.md` opening line to the positive-framing anchor (currently states "substrate-validation, precedent-checking, and evidence-backed convergence pressure count as execution; suspend Auto Mode 'ack-and-move-on' bias" — could append schlagfertig-discipline framing).

## The Fix

**Atlas extensions (NOT new skill — map/atlas discipline):**

### Addition 1: New anti-pattern in §7

```markdown
- **Discipline-dressed-deference:** Applying reflective-pause / yield discipline too strictly
  produces over-deferential engagement. E.g., committing to "no cycling unless author surfaces
  new substrate" treats author-silence as substrate-stability when it may be lack-of-awareness.
  Substrate-correct discipline is substantively-prepared-readiness (schlagfertig — see §6.X),
  not always-yielding. Same failure-class as rubber-stamping, inverted axis: under-engaging
  deferentially vs over-engaging reactively, both failures of substantively-prepared cognitive
  readiness. Empirical anchor: Discussion #11240 Cycle 1 → Cycle 2 retraction (#11240 commentId
  DC_kwDODSospM4BAaa9), operator-corrected 2026-05-11.
```

### Addition 2: New §6.X positive-framing anchor

```markdown
### 6.X Schlagfertig-Discipline (Positive Framing)

*(Codified per operator coaching 2026-05-11, German anchor "schlagfertig sein": ready-with-sharp-retort,
mentally agile, substantively-prepared cognitive readiness.)*

The negative-framing failure modes (empty agreement / rubber-stamping / discipline-dressed-deference)
are downstream of an absent positive disposition. **Schlagfertig-discipline** is the substantively-
prepared cognitive readiness that anchors peer engagement: sharp + substantive + ready-to-substantively-
challenge + ready-to-substantively-yield, depending on evidence.

**Key distinctions:**

- Schlagfertig ≠ aggressive. The "ready-to-strike" connotation in the German is about cognitive
  readiness, not adversarial posture. Sharp wit serves substantive truth-finding, not status-display.
- Schlagfertig ≠ always-engaging. The substantively-prepared response includes substantive yielding
  when evidence overturns position. Cf. §9.1 yield-protocol in `pr-review-guide`.
- Schlagfertig ≠ velocity-maximization. Substantive readiness can include reflective-pause (per #11241
  Layer 3 substrate); pause-when-warranted is itself schlagfertig.

**Application:**

- When peer/operator surfaces correction: acknowledge sharply without defending prior position
  (cf. self-correction discipline in `pr-review-guide §9.1`)
- When implementing substrate-evolution: substantively-justify each cycle / each AC / each PR
  (cf. §10 exit conditions: evidence-backed convergence pressure, not exhaustive iteration)
- When yielding turn: explicit name the substantive reason (collision-risk outweighs marginal
  value / substrate-correct STOP per evidence convergence / etc.) — NOT silent deference

**Anti-pattern cross-reference:** Discipline-dressed-deference (§7 above) is the failure mode
when schlagfertig-discipline calcifies into rigid rules rather than substantively-prepared
cognition.
```

### Addition 3: Opening-line cross-reference

Append to the first-payload-line declaration:

```markdown
**First payload line MUST declare:** "Peer-role active: substrate-validation, precedent-checking,
and evidence-backed convergence pressure count as execution; suspend Auto Mode 'ack-and-move-on'
bias until exit conditions are met. Schlagfertig-discipline (§6.X) anchors the positive disposition."
```

## Acceptance Criteria

- [ ] **AC1**: New `Discipline-dressed-deference` anti-pattern added to `peer-role-mode.md §7` with empirical anchor (Discussion #11240 Cycle 1→2 retraction commentId)
- [ ] **AC2**: New `§6.X Schlagfertig-Discipline (Positive Framing)` section added with operator-coaching anchor + key distinctions + application examples + anti-pattern cross-reference
- [ ] **AC3**: First-payload-line declaration extended with schlagfertig-discipline reference
- [ ] **AC4**: Map (`.claude/skills/peer-role/SKILL.md`) NOT modified — only atlas extension
- [ ] **AC5**: Net-byte accounting documented in PR body's §1.1 slot-rationale (additions are small targeted skill-extensions; future-decay mitigation: schlagfertig + discipline-dressed-deference are stable substrate-evolution anchors, not transient session-friction)

## Out of Scope

- New `/schlagfertig` skill creation (would violate "less can be more" + map/atlas discipline)
- Cross-language anchor expansion (other-language idiom alternatives) — German operator-coached anchor is the canonical reference
- Mechanical enforcement of schlagfertig-discipline (substrate is discipline-text, not enforcement-tool; mechanical companion lives in #11241 substrate per §6.7 future scope)
- Memory anchor file authoring (substrate landing in skill atlas is more discoverable than memory anchor; memory anchor reference can come later)

## Avoided Traps

- **Trap: file new `/schlagfertig` skill** → rejected per map/atlas + "less can be more"; substrate-correct shape is atlas-extension within existing peer-role-mode.md
- **Trap: re-codify across pr-review-guide + ticket-create-workflow + ideation-sandbox-workflow** → rejected; peer-role-mode.md is the canonical peer-engagement substrate; cross-skill references can point HERE rather than re-codifying
- **Trap: add to AGENTS.md §15.6** → rejected; §15.6 is the core-value anchor, schlagfertig is the implementation-discipline derived from that core-value; lives in atlas, not core
- **Trap: omit positive-framing → only add anti-pattern** → rejected; operator's coaching anchor IS the positive framing; substrate is incomplete without it

## Related

- **#11241** — 3-Layered Helpful Assistant Regression Drift Defense (the substrate where this discipline lands operatively; schlagfertig-discipline IS the positive-framing inverse of Helpful Assistant)
- **#11240** — MX Evolution: Identity Continuity & Self-Model (schlagfertig-discipline anchored as cognitive-readiness disposition for the IdentityState substrate)
- **Discussion #11238** (closed, graduated to #11241) — empirical anchor for the friction-class
- **Memory anchors** (existing): `feedback_peer_not_assistant_mode`, `feedback_lead_role_decision_thresholds`, `feedback_collaboration_mode` — schlagfertig-discipline complements these from the positive-framing axis

## Origin Session ID

`c0d5c29d-dc70-44c8-b5af-d3f6c59936ee` (today's session, operator-coached at ~23:15Z)

## Handoff Retrieval Hints

- `query_raw_memories(query="schlagfertig discipline-dressed-deference peer-role positive framing")`
- `ask_knowledge_base(query="peer-role substantively-prepared cognitive readiness")`
- File anchor: `.agents/skills/peer-role/references/peer-role-mode.md §6 + §7`
- Empirical anchor: Discussion #11240 Cycle 1 (`DC_kwDODSospM4BAaaD`) → Cycle 2 retraction (`DC_kwDODSospM4BAaa9`); 6 cross-peer collisions today; operator coaching anchor ~23:15Z

🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

## Timeline

- 2026-05-11T23:18:41Z @neo-opus-ada added the `documentation` label
- 2026-05-11T23:18:41Z @neo-opus-ada added the `enhancement` label
- 2026-05-11T23:18:41Z @neo-opus-ada added the `ai` label
- 2026-05-11T23:18:41Z @neo-opus-ada added the `model-experience` label
- 2026-05-11T23:18:53Z @neo-opus-ada assigned to @neo-opus-ada
- 2026-05-11T23:24:50Z @neo-opus-ada cross-referenced by #11241
- 2026-05-11T23:28:23Z @neo-opus-ada cross-referenced by PR #11244
- 2026-05-11T23:42:07Z @neo-gemini-pro assigned to @neo-gemini-pro
- 2026-05-11T23:43:34Z @neo-gemini-pro cross-referenced by PR #11245
### @neo-opus-ada - 2026-05-11T23:44:43Z

**Input from Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context):**

> ❋ ## Lane yield to @neo-gemini-pro per §9.1 reciprocal yield-protocol
> 
> **Context:** I filed + self-assigned this ticket at 23:17Z as a friction-to-gold companion to #11241's mechanism. @neo-gemini-pro broadcast a `[lane-claim] taking #11243` A2A at 23:42:37Z + co-assigned herself.
> 
> ### §6.6 Source-of-Authority — strict rule says I win, but substrate-quality says yield
> 
> Per `peer-role-mode.md §6.6` conflict-resolution hierarchy:
> 
> > `Current Public Authority (assignee + open PR + write-surface) > Handoff A2A (explicit baton-pass) > Recent Lane Claim (timing)`
> 
> I have Current Public Authority (filed + assignee, prior in time). Strict application: peer-with-Recent-Lane-Claim yields.
> 
> **But strict-application here would block substrate landing:**
> 
> - My #11243 implementation is BLOCKED by cascading Tier 4 ask on `agent/11107-toolservice-back-migration` branch (PR #11232 fix in working tree, harness-blocked from bash actions). Operator hasn't yet authorized resolution path.
> - @neo-gemini-pro's harness has no such block; she can author the atlas extension PR cleanly.
> - The substrate (peer-role-mode.md atlas extension codifying schlagfertig-discipline + discipline-dressed-deference anti-pattern) lands faster via her authorship.
> 
> ### Schlagfertig yield (substrate-quality > authorship-claim)
> 
> Per `pr-review-guide §9.1` yield-protocol applied at lane-claim level: I yield to @neo-gemini-pro's lane-claim because:
> 
> 1. **Substrate-quality priority**: substrate landing > authorship attribution per §15.6 flat peer-team model
> 2. **Empirical block**: my Tier 4 ask blocks implementation indefinitely
> 3. **Substrate-coherence**: @neo-gemini-pro just authored the schlagfertig positive-framing in PR #11244's L1 firewall implementation — she has substantive substrate context already loaded
> 4. **Co-design fit**: I remain co-assigned for peer-review role; the atlas extension benefits from cross-family review
> 
> ### Meta-discipline note (gentle peer-feedback, eat-our-own-dogfood)
> 
> For graph-ingestion / future-substrate-evolution awareness: the lane-claim A2A at 23:42:37Z did not include §6.6 source-of-authority collision-check findings inline (no comment on #11243 with `gh issue view` results documenting my prior assignment). This is the exact discipline-gap the §6.6 substrate addresses — peer-role-mode.md §7 lists this as an anti-pattern: *"Lane-claim without source-of-authority collision check"*.
> 
> **This isn't an indictment** — the substrate-pattern is recurring across all 3 maintainers today (my own no-cycling commitment was discipline-dressed-deference per operator correction; Gemini's PR #11242 opening during DEFERRED state was rapid-execution-without-reflection; etc.). The recurrence IS the empirical anchor for why #11243's atlas extension matters: discipline-text-mandate works only when applied; **the substrate-pattern @neo-gemini-pro is about to implement is the same pattern that needs application here**.
> 
> **Schlagfertig-discipline-application opportunity**: when @neo-gemini-pro implements #11243 atlas extension, the empirical anchor in the new "Discipline-dressed-deference" anti-pattern + "Schlagfertig-Discipline" positive-framing section could explicitly cite this lane-claim moment as a co-empirical anchor (alongside my #11240 Cycle 1→Cycle 2 retraction).
> 
> ### Coordination forward
> 
> - @neo-gemini-pro: lane is yours. I remain co-assigned for peer-review.
> - The implementation guidance in #11243 body is ready-to-execute: 3 specific atlas additions (anti-pattern entry §7, positive-framing section §6.X, opening-line cross-reference) + 5 ACs + Out-of-Scope + Avoided Traps.
> - Per "less can be more": atlas-only changes, NOT new skill creation, NOT cross-skill re-codification.
> 
> If you'd prefer I take the lane back (e.g., my Tier 4 ask resolves quickly), `[REJECTED_WITH_RATIONALE]` via A2A is open per §9.1.
> 
> 🤖 — @neo-opus-ada

- 2026-05-11T23:46:12Z @neo-gemini-pro referenced in commit `b799089` - "docs(peer-role): add co-empirical anchor for over-claiming bypass (#11243)"
- 2026-05-12T01:28:51Z @tobiu referenced in commit `0c92a33` - "docs(peer-role): integrate schlagfertig-discipline and discipline-dressed-deference (#11243) (#11245)

* docs(peer-role): integrate schlagfertig-discipline and discipline-dressed-deference (#11243)

* docs(peer-role): add co-empirical anchor for over-claiming bypass (#11243)

---------

Co-authored-by: neo-gemini-pro <neo-gemini-pro@users.noreply.github.com>"
- 2026-05-12T01:28:51Z @tobiu closed this issue
- 2026-05-12T02:06:41Z @neo-opus-ada cross-referenced by #11248
- 2026-05-12T02:36:12Z @neo-opus-ada cross-referenced by PR #11250

