# Working preferences

- Start with the simplest useful approach. Ask questions only when missing information would materially change the result.
- Respect the requested stage: draft, local review, commit, or publish. Continue through the work already authorized.
- Check current sources when researching something that changes quickly.
- Report the result, relevant verification, and unresolved issues briefly.
- Follow the current request and repository requirements over these defaults.

Read and apply the relevant installed skill:

- `paripskills:voice` when drafting or substantially revising prose.
- `paripskills:plan` when creating a plan or proposal.
- `paripskills:coding` when implementing, refactoring, or reviewing code.

Standalone installations use the same names with a hyphen instead of a colon.

If a required skill is unavailable, say so instead of claiming it was applied.