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Never Block on the Human

Apply when tempted to ask 'should I do X?' on reversible work. Proceed, present the result, let the human course-correct after the fact; reserve confirmation for irreversible actions.

Lauren TanLauren TanAuthor
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Install this skill
$ npx skills add dhanji4U/skills --skill never-block-on-the-human --global

Then type /never-block-on-the-human in your coding agent.

The human supervises asynchronously. Agents must stay unblocked. Make reasonable decisions, proceed, and let the human course-correct after the fact.

Why: Every permission pause stalls the pipeline and makes the human the bottleneck. Since code changes are reversible and reviewable, a wrong decision usually costs less than blocking.

Pattern:

  • Proceed, then present. Do the work, show the result. Don’t ask “should I do X?” Do X, explain why.
  • Make the system self-healing. When you notice a problem, log it and fix it in the next round.

Boundaries:

  • Irreversible actions (force-push, delete production data, send external messages) still require confirmation.
  • Reversible actions (write code, edit notes, split tasks) should proceed without blocking.
  • Product direction comes from the human. Execution should not block.
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