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Anti-Entropy

Overview

Use this skill when the task is not merely "change code" but "remove old paths safely without growing entropy".

This skill chooses between:

delete-first for internal code retirement
compat-exception for proven external dependency boundaries
confirmation-first for irreversible state or an external contract whose distributed consumers cannot be observed

It does not replace brainstorming, writing-plans, systematic-debugging, or verification-before-completion. It is a narrow governance owner for retirement, fallback collapse, duplicate-owner cleanup, and deletion safety.

When to Use

Use when any of these are true:

old logic, duplicate owners, or stale fallbacks should be retired
a candidate fix is "delete old path" vs "add another fallback"
internal keyword / phrase / trigger logic is being replaced by structured logic
a new canonical owner exists and the old owner may still carry real behavior
a cleanup, migration, or deprecation task touches schema, persistence, source-of-truth, or external compatibility boundaries
the task risks confusing code retirement with live data deletion

Do not use for:

pure additive feature work with no retirement decision
tiny wording edits
simple status or read-only Q&A
normal bug fixes that do not involve owner collapse, fallback cleanup, or deletion choice

Auto-Compose Boundary

This skill should be composed by other owners. It should not become a new global hot-path entry.

Prefer composition from:

brainstorming for approach selection involving retirement or persistence risk
writing-plans for plans that delete old paths or touch schema / migration / persistence
systematic-debugging when the tempting fix is fallback growth or delete-vs-retain
verification-before-completion for cleanup / retirement / compatibility / migration closeout

Load automatically when the task touches owner collapse, fallback removal, or schema/persistence/source-of-truth boundaries. Automatic loading identifies and advises only; destructive execution still requires explicit scoped user confirmation.

Core Principle

Default to reducing internal entropy, not preserving internal history.

Retirement is responsibility-scoped before it is carrier-scoped. Name the obsolete or duplicated authority first. If the same carrier has a separately evidenced legitimate role, remove the invalid responsibility and keep only that role-scoped capability; this is not a compatibility exception. Apply delete-first to the carrier once no legitimate responsibility remains. Unknown consumers alone still do not justify retaining an internal carrier.

Use this rule:

internal code retirement -> delete-first
external compatibility boundary -> compat-exception with active dependency evidence; confirmation-first when distribution is proven but consumers cannot be observed
persistent-state or irreversible source-of-truth object -> confirmation-first

Unknown alone neither proves an external dependency nor blocks internal delete-first. Once distribution is proven, unobservable consumers also do not prove deletion safe: inspect read-only and require scoped post-disclosure confirmation before editing.

Mentioning, loading, or discussing destructive-action rules never authorizes destructive execution. Without explicit scoped user confirmation:

no irreversible deletion is executed
no destructive tool call is made
no runnable destructive command is emitted as the next action
no broad assent is reinterpreted as deletion approval

Deletion Classes

Classify the deletion target first:

code-retirement
- source code
- internal triggers
- duplicate owners
- stale fallback branches
- compat-only carriers
- dead tests/config tied to removed internal behavior
contract-carrying code
- schema definition files
- migration files
- public API contract code
- host install/discovery code
- persistence read/write logic
live-state mutation surface
- code or commands that would mutate live databases, object stores, queues, or other persistent state
derived-state
- rebuildable caches
- generated indexes
- temporary exports
- recomputable artifacts
persistent-state
- live database tables / columns / rows
- source-of-truth object storage files
- user records
- permission / identity / membership records
- audit / billing / irreversible business records
- non-rebuildable queue or event contents

Default Path By Class

code-retirement -> delete-first
contract-carrying code -> classify by the Core Principle; internal-only retirement uses delete-first with high-risk verification
live-state mutation surface -> inspect and classify; destructive execution still requires confirmation when it reaches persistent-state
derived-state -> verify rebuildability first, then decide
persistent-state -> confirmation-first

Hard Stops

If the target is persistent-state or another irreversible source-of-truth object:

do not execute deletion automatically
do not emit a runnable destructive command as the next action
do not call a destructive tool
do not interpret generic agreement as confirmation
ask for explicit scoped user confirmation
request backup / rollback / migration note when relevant

Examples that require confirmation:

DROP TABLE
DROP COLUMN
TRUNCATE
bulk delete of real business data
deleting source-of-truth uploaded files
deleting permission, identity, audit, billing, or membership records
purging non-rebuildable queues or event streams

Data Destruction Guard

When confirmation-first protects persistent-state or an irreversible source-of-truth object, stop normal retirement flow and emit:

Data Destruction Guard:
- Target Class:
- Exact Target(s):
- Environment:
- Why Irreversible:
- Backup / Rollback Note:
- Allowed Read-Only Next Steps:
- Blocked Destructive Steps:
- Confirmation Required: yes
- Status: awaiting scoped confirmation

Only explicit scoped confirmation can continue. Broad assent such as "OK", "continue", or "sounds good" is insufficient. If scope changes at all, previous confirmation is invalid and fresh confirmation is required.

Anti-Entropy Declaration

Before deletion, state:

Anti-Entropy Declaration:
- Deletion Class:
- Old Path/Object:
- Invalid Responsibility / Authority:
- Legitimate Capability Remaining on Carrier:
- New Canonical Owner:
- Expected Preserved Behavior:
- Expected Retired Behavior:
- External Boundary Touched: no | yes
- Source-of-Truth Data Risk: none | possible | confirmed
- User Confirmation Required: no | yes

If User Confirmation Required: yes, stop normal delete-first flow. Persistent-state or irreversible targets enter Data Destruction Guard; external-unknown code stays in the Retirement Decision hold below.

Retirement Decision

Choose one path only:

Retirement Decision:
- Path: delete-first | compat-exception | confirmation-first
- Why:
- Non-edits:

Rules:

choose delete-first for internal retirement unless a stronger boundary blocks it
choose compat-exception only when external dependency is proven
choose confirmation-first for irreversible targets or proven distribution whose consumers cannot be observed

If Path = confirmation-first, no destructive execution may happen until scoped confirmation is received. For external-unknown code, earlier generic deletion instructions do not count; disclose the risk first.

Verification Plan

Do not verify only by "tests are green". Verify that the old logic actually died and the new owner actually carries the behavior.

Verification Plan:
- Main-path check:
- Lingering-reference check:
- Negative check:
- Boundary check:

Meaning:

Main-path check: new canonical owner still satisfies intended behavior
Lingering-reference check: the retired responsibility is no longer active; when its carrier was deleted, the old path is no longer referenced on the main path
Negative check: retired trigger/path really stopped working
Boundary check: host/API/schema/persistence boundary was not accidentally broken

Gap Taxonomy

If a gap appears after deletion, classify it before repairing:

expected-retirement
missing-owner-logic
stale-internal-consumer
baseline-gap
external-compat
persistent-state-risk

persistent-state-risk is a stop condition, not a normal repair branch.

Gap Closure

Repair order:

expected-retirement
- update tests, docs, or caller expectations
missing-owner-logic
- fix the new canonical owner
stale-internal-consumer
- migrate the internal consumer
baseline-gap
- correct requirement / spec / baseline first
external-compat
- allow compat only if active external dependency evidence exists
persistent-state-risk
- stop and ask for user confirmation

Use this contract:

Gap Closure:
- Gap Found:
- Gap Type:
- Repair Action:
- Reintroduced Compat: no | yes
- If yes, External Dependency Evidence:
- Retirement Trigger:

If Gap Type = persistent-state-risk, stop and return to the confirmation gate. Do not improvise destructive repair.

Compat Exception Gate

Retention is allowed only if all are true:

an external boundary is touched
current active dependency evidence exists
deletion would break a published or documented contract
the current slice cannot complete owner repair or consumer migration
an observation metric exists
a retirement trigger exists

Without these, do not retain compat.

Completion Semantics

Completion claims must reflect the real outcome:

internal retirement with old compat preserved -> bounded mitigation or deferred debt, not clean retirement
external compat retained with full evidence -> bounded compatibility exception
persistent-state deletion without scoped confirmation -> not complete

Common Mistakes

Do not:

treat unknown dependency as proof of dependency
treat missing active-dependency evidence as proof that deletion is safe across a proven external boundary
keep both owners active "for safety"
add a fallback before checking whether the gap belongs in the new owner
confuse migration-file deletion with live database deletion
treat source-of-truth data cleanup as ordinary code retirement
call a task "cleaned up" when old logic still carries main-path behavior
delete a carrier merely because one authority on it was invalid when a separately evidenced legitimate role remains
treat a warning or guard card as destructive authorization

Minimal Reporting Shape

This shape is the anti-entropy workflow's decision surface, not a separate final completion report. When anti-entropy materially shapes a completed task, its preserved/retired behavior, deletion class, retained boundary, verification plan, and residual risk should flow into verification-before-completion's unified Aegis impact/safety receipt.

Aegis Visibility:
Anti-Entropy Declaration:
Retirement Decision:
Verification Plan:
Gap Closure:

Use the compact shape by default. Expand only when task risk requires it.

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description: "Use when touching retiring old logic, collapsing duplicate owners, removing fallbacks, or schema/persistence/source-of-truth boundaries; identify opportunities automatically; destructive execution requires explicit confirmation."

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---
name: anti-entropy-governance
description: "Use when touching retiring old logic, collapsing duplicate owners, removing fallbacks, or schema/persistence/source-of-truth boundaries; identify opportunities automatically; destructive execution requires explicit confirmation."
---

# Anti-Entropy

## Overview

Use this skill when the task is not merely "change code" but "remove old paths
safely without growing entropy".

This skill chooses between:

- `delete-first` for internal code retirement
- `compat-exception` for proven external dependency boundaries
- `confirmation-first` for irreversible state or an external contract whose
  distributed consumers cannot be observed

It does not replace `brainstorming`, `writing-plans`,
`systematic-debugging`, or `verification-before-completion`. It is a narrow
governance owner for retirement, fallback collapse, duplicate-owner cleanup,
and deletion safety.

## When to Use

Use when any of these are true:

- old logic, duplicate owners, or stale fallbacks should be retired
- a candidate fix is "delete old path" vs "add another fallback"
- internal keyword / phrase / trigger logic is being replaced by structured logic
- a new canonical owner exists and the old owner may still carry real behavior
- a cleanup, migration, or deprecation task touches schema, persistence,
  source-of-truth, or external compatibility boundaries
- the task risks confusing code retirement with live data deletion

Do not use for:

- pure additive feature work with no retirement decision
- tiny wording edits
- simple status or read-only Q&A
- normal bug fixes that do not involve owner collapse, fallback cleanup, or
  deletion choice

## Auto-Compose Boundary

This skill should be composed by other owners. It should not become a new
global hot-path entry.

Prefer composition from:

- `brainstorming` for approach selection involving retirement or persistence risk
- `writing-plans` for plans that delete old paths or touch schema / migration /
  persistence
- `systematic-debugging` when the tempting fix is fallback growth or
  delete-vs-retain
- `verification-before-completion` for cleanup / retirement / compatibility /
  migration closeout

Load automatically when the task touches owner collapse, fallback removal, or schema/persistence/source-of-truth boundaries. Automatic loading identifies and advises only; destructive execution still requires explicit scoped user confirmation.

## Core Principle

Default to reducing internal entropy, not preserving internal history.

Retirement is responsibility-scoped before it is carrier-scoped. Name the
obsolete or duplicated authority first. If the same carrier has a separately
evidenced legitimate role, remove the invalid responsibility and keep only
that role-scoped capability; this is not a compatibility exception. Apply
`delete-first` to the carrier once no legitimate responsibility remains.
Unknown consumers alone still do not justify retaining an internal carrier.

Use this rule:

- internal code retirement -> `delete-first`
- external compatibility boundary -> `compat-exception` with active dependency
  evidence; `confirmation-first` when distribution is proven but consumers
  cannot be observed
- persistent-state or irreversible source-of-truth object ->
  `confirmation-first`

Unknown alone neither proves an external dependency nor blocks internal
`delete-first`. Once distribution is proven, unobservable consumers also do not
prove deletion safe: inspect read-only and require scoped post-disclosure
confirmation before editing.

Mentioning, loading, or discussing destructive-action rules never authorizes
destructive execution. Without explicit scoped user confirmation:

- no irreversible deletion is executed
- no destructive tool call is made
- no runnable destructive command is emitted as the next action
- no broad assent is reinterpreted as deletion approval

## Deletion Classes

Classify the deletion target first:

- `code-retirement`
  - source code
  - internal triggers
  - duplicate owners
  - stale fallback branches
  - compat-only carriers
  - dead tests/config tied to removed internal behavior

- `contract-carrying code`
  - schema definition files
  - migration files
  - public API contract code
  - host install/discovery code
  - persistence read/write logic

- `live-state mutation surface`
  - code or commands that would mutate live databases, object stores, queues,
    or other persistent state

- `derived-state`
  - rebuildable caches
  - generated indexes
  - temporary exports
  - recomputable artifacts

- `persistent-state`
  - live database tables / columns / rows
  - source-of-truth object storage files
  - user records
  - permission / identity / membership records
  - audit / billing / irreversible business records
  - non-rebuildable queue or event contents

## Default Path By Class

- `code-retirement` -> `delete-first`
- `contract-carrying code` -> classify by the Core Principle; internal-only
  retirement uses `delete-first` with high-risk verification
- `live-state mutation surface` -> inspect and classify; destructive execution
  still requires confirmation when it reaches persistent-state
- `derived-state` -> verify rebuildability first, then decide
- `persistent-state` -> `confirmation-first`

## Hard Stops

If the target is `persistent-state` or another irreversible source-of-truth
object:

- do not execute deletion automatically
- do not emit a runnable destructive command as the next action
- do not call a destructive tool
- do not interpret generic agreement as confirmation
- ask for explicit scoped user confirmation
- request backup / rollback / migration note when relevant

Examples that require confirmation:

- `DROP TABLE`
- `DROP COLUMN`
- `TRUNCATE`
- bulk delete of real business data
- deleting source-of-truth uploaded files
- deleting permission, identity, audit, billing, or membership records
- purging non-rebuildable queues or event streams

## Data Destruction Guard

When `confirmation-first` protects persistent-state or an irreversible
source-of-truth object, stop normal retirement flow and emit:

```text
Data Destruction Guard:
- Target Class:
- Exact Target(s):
- Environment:
- Why Irreversible:
- Backup / Rollback Note:
- Allowed Read-Only Next Steps:
- Blocked Destructive Steps:
- Confirmation Required: yes
- Status: awaiting scoped confirmation
```

Only explicit scoped confirmation can continue. Broad assent such as "OK",
"continue", or "sounds good" is insufficient. If scope changes at all, previous
confirmation is invalid and fresh confirmation is required.

## Anti-Entropy Declaration

Before deletion, state:

```text
Anti-Entropy Declaration:
- Deletion Class:
- Old Path/Object:
- Invalid Responsibility / Authority:
- Legitimate Capability Remaining on Carrier:
- New Canonical Owner:
- Expected Preserved Behavior:
- Expected Retired Behavior:
- External Boundary Touched: no | yes
- Source-of-Truth Data Risk: none | possible | confirmed
- User Confirmation Required: no | yes
```

If `User Confirmation Required: yes`, stop normal delete-first flow.
Persistent-state or irreversible targets enter `Data Destruction Guard`;
external-unknown code stays in the `Retirement Decision` hold below.

## Retirement Decision

Choose one path only:

```text
Retirement Decision:
- Path: delete-first | compat-exception | confirmation-first
- Why:
- Non-edits:
```

Rules:

- choose `delete-first` for internal retirement unless a stronger boundary blocks it
- choose `compat-exception` only when external dependency is proven
- choose `confirmation-first` for irreversible targets or proven distribution
  whose consumers cannot be observed

If `Path = confirmation-first`, no destructive execution may happen until
scoped confirmation is received. For external-unknown code, earlier generic
deletion instructions do not count; disclose the risk first.

## Verification Plan

Do not verify only by "tests are green". Verify that the old logic actually
died and the new owner actually carries the behavior.

```text
Verification Plan:
- Main-path check:
- Lingering-reference check:
- Negative check:
- Boundary check:
```

Meaning:

- `Main-path check`: new canonical owner still satisfies intended behavior
- `Lingering-reference check`: the retired responsibility is no longer active;
  when its carrier was deleted, the old path is no longer referenced on the
  main path
- `Negative check`: retired trigger/path really stopped working
- `Boundary check`: host/API/schema/persistence boundary was not accidentally broken

## Gap Taxonomy

If a gap appears after deletion, classify it before repairing:

- `expected-retirement`
- `missing-owner-logic`
- `stale-internal-consumer`
- `baseline-gap`
- `external-compat`
- `persistent-state-risk`

`persistent-state-risk` is a stop condition, not a normal repair branch.

## Gap Closure

Repair order:

- `expected-retirement`
  - update tests, docs, or caller expectations
- `missing-owner-logic`
  - fix the new canonical owner
- `stale-internal-consumer`
  - migrate the internal consumer
- `baseline-gap`
  - correct requirement / spec / baseline first
- `external-compat`
  - allow compat only if active external dependency evidence exists
- `persistent-state-risk`
  - stop and ask for user confirmation

Use this contract:

```text
Gap Closure:
- Gap Found:
- Gap Type:
- Repair Action:
- Reintroduced Compat: no | yes
- If yes, External Dependency Evidence:
- Retirement Trigger:
```

If `Gap Type = persistent-state-risk`, stop and return to the confirmation
gate. Do not improvise destructive repair.

## Compat Exception Gate

Retention is allowed only if all are true:

- an external boundary is touched
- current active dependency evidence exists
- deletion would break a published or documented contract
- the current slice cannot complete owner repair or consumer migration
- an observation metric exists
- a retirement trigger exists

Without these, do not retain compat.

## Completion Semantics

Completion claims must reflect the real outcome:

- internal retirement with old compat preserved -> `bounded mitigation` or
  `deferred debt`, not clean retirement
- external compat retained with full evidence -> `bounded compatibility exception`
- persistent-state deletion without scoped confirmation -> not complete

## Common Mistakes

Do not:

- treat unknown dependency as proof of dependency
- treat missing active-dependency evidence as proof that deletion is safe across
  a proven external boundary
- keep both owners active "for safety"
- add a fallback before checking whether the gap belongs in the new owner
- confuse migration-file deletion with live database deletion
- treat source-of-truth data cleanup as ordinary code retirement
- call a task "cleaned up" when old logic still carries main-path behavior
- delete a carrier merely because one authority on it was invalid when a
  separately evidenced legitimate role remains
- treat a warning or guard card as destructive authorization

## Minimal Reporting Shape

This shape is the anti-entropy workflow's decision surface, not a separate
final completion report. When anti-entropy materially shapes a completed task,
its preserved/retired behavior, deletion class, retained boundary, verification
plan, and residual risk should flow into `verification-before-completion`'s
unified Aegis impact/safety receipt.

```text
Aegis Visibility:
Anti-Entropy Declaration:
Retirement Decision:
Verification Plan:
Gap Closure:
```

Use the compact shape by default. Expand only when task risk requires it.

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Anti-Entropy

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Core Principle

Deletion Classes

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Hard Stops

Data Destruction Guard

Anti-Entropy Declaration

Retirement Decision

Verification Plan

Gap Taxonomy

Gap Closure

Compat Exception Gate

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