Distill From Blessed Artifacts
AGENT-DISTILL-FROM-BLESSED-ARTIFACTS
Summary
Study accepted code, docs, tests, and reviews first. Adapt local convention to this task.
Rule
Distill from blessed artifacts.
Why
Existing accepted code, docs, tests, PRs, and review comments are often denser than a new prompt. Distilling from those artifacts lets agents reuse the project's real conventions instead of producing generic output that sounds plausible but does not match the repo.
Helps
- Preserves local voice and implementation style while reducing repeated human steering.
Limits
Do not copy old artifacts blindly when they are stale or known-bad. Extract the convention that was accepted, then adapt it to the current problem.
Agent Instruction
Distill conventions, principles, and review expectations from accepted artifacts before inventing
style; adapt the accepted pattern to the current task.Mechanisms
Supported by exemplar files, blessed snippets, style guides, review packets, and prompts that name which artifacts should be treated as authoritative.