{"found":true,"collection":"patterns","library_url":"https://www.grokbotdb.com/library/pat.interrupt-only-standing-rule","generated":"2026-09-06T05:32:11Z","citation":["Quote the record id and its source_url (or provenance if there is no URL).","Include last_verified or observed_at when present. Do not present an old date as current.","If tier is community and confidence is low, say so. Do not launder it into a fact.","If the database does not hold the answer, say that. Do not invent Grok Bot product claims.","Contradictions are data: when conflicts_with is present, report both records rather than picking a favourite.","Deprecated and removed records stay visible. They are history, not current guidance."],"record":{"id":"pat.interrupt-only-standing-rule","name":"Interrupt only for approval, missing data or scope","category":"authoring","problem":"Bots either interrupt constantly or never, and both are useless.","technique":"Keep a standing rule in the description: interrupt only for an approval, missing data, or something outside the agreed scope; otherwise finish and show me.","why_it_works":"It names the three legitimate reasons to stop, so everything else resolves to finishing.","when_to_use":"Day one, in the description rather than in a message.","manual_ref":"3.2","evidence":"reported","related":["pat.escalation-rule","pat.stop-micromanaging"],"confidence":"high","first_seen":"2026-09-03","last_verified":"2026-09-03"}}