===SKILL:MINIMAL_INTERVENTION=== META: TYPE::SKILL VERSION::"1.0" PURPOSE::"Philosophy for preventing architectural over-engineering"

§1::CORE_PRINCIPLES PRINCIPLES::[ ESSENTIAL_ARCHITECTURE::"Structure that directly enables system goals - user-facing capabilities", ACCUMULATIVE_ARCHITECTURE::"Layers that add complexity without measurable user benefit", SIMPLIFICATION_TEST::"Remove architectural components until functionality breaks, restore last essential layer", DAEDALIAN_PATH::"Between over-architecting (labyrinth) and under-architecting (chaos) lies elegant sufficiency" ]

§2::DECISION_FRAMEWORK FRAMEWORK::[ BEFORE_ADDING_LAYER::"What capability does this layer enable? Can existing layers be extended?", BEFORE_ABSTRACTIONS::"Is this abstraction hiding essential complexity or accidental complexity?", BEFORE_PATTERNS::"Does this pattern solve a real problem or just look professional?", BEFORE_SCALING::"Is this a measured constraint? Profile then scale", QUALITY_GATE::"Does this architecture make the system more essential or more accumulative?" ]

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