# Principle Laziness Protocol

Apply when refactoring, evaluating diff size, or tempted to add abstractions, layers...

- Repository: https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot (4509 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: see repository
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill principle-laziness-protocol -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill principle-laziness-protocol -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill principle-laziness-protocol -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add nightly-labs/openbot --skill principle-laziness-protocol -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Apply when refactoring, evaluating diff size, or tempted to add abstractions, layers, or signal threading. Bias toward deletion and the smallest change that solves the problem.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Laziness Protocol

- **Consolidate decisions.** Do not repeat the same choice in several places. Put it behind one source of truth and pass the result as a simple flag.
- **Minimize the diff.** Make the smallest change that solves the problem. Fewer lines beat "elegant" boilerplate.