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How to split fixed principles from adjustable choices in a stalled thread with Hoist the Elephant

Separate governing principles from implementation choices before the next revision.

Who it is forA person whose agent-led project has accumulated accepted and rejected ideas until the direction is unclear.

The problemAccepted and rejected ideas pile up, so it is hard to tell which rules must hold and which details can still change.

The outcomeThe conversation is restated with governing principles on one side and adjustable implementation choices on the other, for the user to confirm.

What you need first

  • An Agent host that supports the Agent Skills specification, such as one the cross-host skills CLI can install into
  • Node.js and npm, for the one-line install and the npm scripts
  • Access to the relevant conversation history, since the Skill reports gaps instead of rebuilding missing history

Steps

  1. Run npx skills add jinhanbuilds/hoist-the-elephant --skill hoist-the-elephant -y
  2. Reopen the Agent host so the Skill is loaded
  3. Invoke $hoist-the-elephant at the point where the thread feels stuck
  4. Mark each restated item as a principle or an adjustable choice
  5. Confirm the split so the next revision uses only the agreed principles

Prompt for your agent

Use the hoist-the-elephant Skill from jinhanbuilds/hoist-the-elephant on the thread about <project>. Output a list of governing principles and a separate list of adjustable implementation choices, then ask me to confirm. Verify that no choice is moved into the principles without my confirmation.

Caveat. The split is only as complete as the conversation history the agent can read, and the Skill asks you to fix any gaps it finds.

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