Self-update on every decision (durable info only)

rule Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) rulesagentknowledgeprocess

Self-update on every decision

Durable decisions land in knowledge/ (or AGENTS.md if family-wide) in the same conversation, before final response.

What COUNTS (capture)

• Choice between distinct options + reason ("Razorpay not Stripe — INR rail")
• Stated constraint / taste rule ("no card on file", "free for users")
• External fact future-you can't easily re-derive (GPL-3.0 obligations for fork shipping)

What does NOT count (skip)

• Count bumps. "72 → 73 submodules" is recoverable from git.
• Migration timestamps + step logs. Git history records what + when.
• Diff restatements. Commit already says "added DeArrow."
• Status updates. "Task complete" belongs in commit messages.

Protocol

1. Durable info in user message? (per COUNTS list above)
2. Pick home per _okf.md taxonomy
3. kebab-case.md + concise OKF frontmatter + body
4. Supersedes older concept → set superseded_by + supersedes, don't delete
5. Commit docs(knowledge): <one-liner> (no push without say-so)

See also

• future-overrides-past.md
• _okf.md §"Update protocol"