When does an idea from a conversation become a permanent rule?
Tags
AGENTSThe surface for working with AI agents.CODEXAbout Codex sessions.WORKFLOWRepeatable working flow.EVIDENCE-UIUnderstood through visual evidence.
Raw explanation
→ correct reality errors
→ match against existing rules
→ find the measured gap
→ extend the correct existing rule
→ add ground + falsifier
1 — Raw idea
“If two requests arrive, it must be more important.”
2 — Reality correction
- Two requests mean greater importance.
+ Request count is not priority.
+ It may be a duplicate or retry of the same request.
+ Priority comes from a typed demand class.
3 — Match against existing rules
Progressive hydration → already exists
Single authority → already exists
Singleflight → already exists
Do not produce unused data → already exists
Demand ordering → measured gap
4 — Do not create a new rule
- Write a new independent rule
+ Extend the existing lifecycle owner
5 — Permanent delta
Demand
├── dataKey
├── consumerIdentity
├── urgency
├── completeness
└── freshness
6 — Evidence carried by the rule
Ground
└── measurement(title-hydration-demand-order)
Falsifier
├── human focus does not reduce latency
├── more than one in-flight job runs for the same DataKey
├── a priority change restarts work that already began
└── retained demand disappears before completion or release
Result
Idea from the conversation
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Compare it with existing rules
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├── already solved → use the existing rule
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└── measured gap
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extend the correct owner
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add ground + falsifier
Previous experimental guide: How does an AI agent find the right rule without reading all of them?