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Task, then skill, then routine

CategoryorchestrationManual1.7Evidencedocumented

ProblemAutomating a workflow that has only ever succeeded once bakes in every unstated assumption.

TechniqueStart with a one-time task, make it reliable, save the method as a skill, and only then automate it.

Why it worksA routine inherits every unstated assumption in the task it was built from, and you will not find out for a while because it will run for several mornings before you notice the output is wrong.

When to useEvery automation, without exception.

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