{"found":true,"collection":"patterns","library_url":"https://www.grokbotdb.com/library/pat.reversibility-tiebreaker","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 They are history, not current guidance."],"record":{"id":"pat.reversibility-tiebreaker","name":"Draw the line on reversibility, not importance","category":"safety","problem":"People gate on task size or importance, which slows everything down without reducing risk.","technique":"Use one tiebreaker for every ambiguous case: if you cannot undo it in under a minute, park it and ask.","why_it_works":"Autonomy should increase execution speed, not increase the cost of mistakes, so the gate belongs on irreversibility alone.","when_to_use":"Every ambiguous action.","manual_ref":"3.5","evidence":"documented","related":["pat.green-amber-red","pat.escalation-rule"],"confidence":"high","first_seen":"2026-09-03","last_verified":"2026-09-03"}}