KISS
Audit complexity; simplify only when warranted; right-size the DAG.
What it is
Section titled “What it is”Audit complexity; simplify only when warranted; right-size the DAG. 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”Gall’s Law: complex systems that work evolved from simple systems that worked. Beck’s simple-design rules prioritize passing tests and revealing intent before minimizing structure—so simplification is earned, not automatic reductionism. Unpaid development / architecture debt is interest that kiss helps name and repay (Bugs & debt). DORA loosely coupled architecture rewards deployable simplicity without deleting needed safety.
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, 03-smallest-next-step, 08-vision-tied-goals, 12-bugs-and-debt
Further reading
Section titled “Further reading”- Bugs & debt (handbook)
- Beck Design Rules
- Martin Fowler — Technical Debt
- Gall’s Law (summary)
- DORA — Loosely coupled architecture
See also the handbook Sources & grounding bibliography.
Agent skill
Section titled “Agent skill”kiss · kiss audit|goals|process|system|plan|flow