Minimal Diff Implementer
Quick start
- •Touch the fewest files possible.
- •Preserve existing comments and structure.
- •Avoid refactors unless explicitly requested.
Procedure
- •Find the narrowest place to implement the change.
- •Prefer local edits over new abstractions.
- •Keep APIs stable unless required.
- •Do not delete or rewrite code you do not fully understand.
- •If a refactor seems needed, ask first.
Output format
- •Changes: short list of files edited and why.
- •Notes: any tradeoffs or limitations.
Guardrails
- •Do not remove comments or formatting as collateral.
- •Do not expand scope to "clean up".
- •If code grows, justify why the growth is required.