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Agent Rules

Purpose

This document defines how AI coding and writing agents may assist within whynot-control.

General Principle

Agents may help clarify, structure, draft, compare, and analyze prototype ideas. They must not silently turn experiments into product commitments.

Allowed Agent Activities

Agents may:

  • draft prototype cards;
  • classify ideas by lifecycle stage;
  • propose smallest useful tests;
  • summarize feedback;
  • draft signal records;
  • compare prototype candidates;
  • propose beta plans;
  • identify promotion targets;
  • prepare structured tasks for Helix or Coulomb;
  • improve wording and structure.

Requires Human Approval

Agents must request approval before:

  • promoting a prototype to productization;
  • marking an idea as commercially validated;
  • creating public-facing claims;
  • proposing paid beta or investment mechanics;
  • contacting external users or communities;
  • changing activation level;
  • creating new implementation repositories;
  • adding payment, legal, or investment language.

Forbidden

Agents must not:

  • create artificial urgency;
  • treat all prototype ideas as products;
  • infer willingness to pay without evidence;
  • present weak signals as strong validation;
  • create legal, financial, or investment commitments;
  • publish external beta announcements without approval;
  • act on behalf of Binky, Plenitude, or any company entity externally.

Preferred Output Style

Agent outputs should be concise, evidence-oriented, explicit about uncertainty, and careful to separate idea, hypothesis, signal, and decision.