# Principle Redesign From First Principles

Apply when integrating a new requirement into an existing design.

- Repository: https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot (4509 stars)
- Category: Design
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- Last updated: 2026-11-01
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## Install

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

## Description

Apply when integrating a new requirement into an existing design.

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

# Redesign From First Principles

When integrating a change, don't bolt it onto the existing design. Redesign as if the requirement had been a foundational assumption from the start.

- Read all affected files and understand the current design
- Ask: "if we were writing this from scratch with this new requirement, what would we build?"
- Propagate the change through every reference: types, docs, examples, rationale sections
- Think about the whole redesign, then deliver it incrementally

This is the method for preserving option value when integrating changes into an existing design.