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principle-redesign-from-first-principles

Apply when integrating a new requirement into an existing design.

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Use principle-redesign-from-first-principles to Redesign [affected feature] to integrate [new requirement] as if it were a foundational assumption, providing an incremental implementation plan and updating all affected types, docs, examples, and rationale sections.

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  • [affected feature]
  • [new requirement]

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Redesign From First Principles

When integrating a change, don't bolt it onto the existing design. Redesign as if the requirement had been a foundational assumption from the start.

  • Read all affected files and understand the current design
  • Ask: "if we were writing this from scratch with this new requirement, what would we build?"
  • Propagate the change through every reference: types, docs, examples, rationale sections
  • Think about the whole redesign, then deliver it incrementally

This is the method for preserving option value when integrating changes into an existing design.