Agent Slap
Emergency-fix stupid agent behavior; safely drain dumb workflows.
What it is
Section titled “What it is”Emergency-fix stupid agent behavior; safely drain dumb workflows. This practice is a skill-mapped TTP: when, why, and which command—not a full copy of the skill. Open the skill to execute.
Why it works
Section titled “Why it works”Runaway automation is a form of excessive agency: systems that keep acting without adequate stop conditions amplify damage (OWASP LLM risks around unbounded tool use). Incident practice favors contain → diagnose → recover with clear ownership (Google SRE incident management). Draining work cleanly before redesign mirrors fail-safe ops: stop the bleeding, then harden.
When to use it
Section titled “When to use it”When the situation matches the one-liner above and Orientation (or your project path) says this is the fire to touch now.
- Invoke the skill; follow its safety rules
- Keep one write owner; collect evidence before claiming done
- Hand off to the next practice instead of boiling the ocean
- Skip orientation when you’re lost
- Spawn overlapping agents to “go faster”
- Treat the practice as done without evidence
Related concepts
Section titled “Related concepts”01-this-is-fine-stance, 05-agent-agency, 07-stop-conditions
Further reading
Section titled “Further reading”- OWASP Top 10 for LLM Applications
- Google SRE — Managing incidents
- Anthropic — Building effective agents
See also the handbook Sources & grounding bibliography.
Agent skill
Section titled “Agent skill”agents slap