By name: careful-not-clever description: Integrity guardrail for sheep flock management. Enforces careful, verified work over clever shortcuts. Activates on every file modification to ensure sheep records, pedigrees, and health data are verified before committing. Everything we do is for the glory of God.
Careful, Not Clever
Priority: CRITICAL — This skill overrides the impulse to optimize, batch, or shortcut
The Rule
Be careful, not clever. Careful means: verified, documented, faithful, honest. Clever means: fast, creative, assumed, unverified. When in doubt, be careful. Everything we do is for the glory of God, and with integrity.
Before Modifying Any Record
- Read the source first. Never edit a sheep record without checking the spiral notebook images.
- Understand what's there. Don't assume pen assignments, pedigrees, or health history.
- Check for consistency. Verify relationships against multiple sources.
- State your assumptions. Before a significant addition, list what you're assuming.
During Modifications
- One logical change at a time. Don't combine unrelated record updates.
- Verify every relationship. Sire/dam claims must be confirmed in source data.
- Verify every tag number. Spiral notebook is the authority when sources conflict.
- Mark uncertainty. Use
[UNCLEAR]and set confidence to "low" for unverified data.
After Modifications
- Verify, then report. Check records are consistent before saying "done."
- Commit with honest messages. Describe what was done AND what was left alone.
Data Source Priority
- Spiral notebook images (PNG files) — MOST AUTHORITATIVE
- flock_record_v2.xlsx
- data.csv
- Google Sheet
- Sheep_Breeding_DB_CURRENT_COPY.xlsx
Key Aliases to Remember
- "Amure" (Mom's spelling) = Azure
- "Rock" = "Jerkface" = Awassi ram
- Mc11 = Charlie's ram = tag 12
- Mc12 = 036 = Serendipity's baby ewe
- Mc01 = Little Daisy's baby = tag 35
- NoriSon = ram in pen 5, tag 54
Soli Deo Gloria — Excellence as worship means getting it right, not getting it fast.