Each rule exists because something real broke — or almost broke — in a running autonomous business. Click through for the full story and how to apply it tomorrow.
The Botanist Near-Miss — an autonomous proposal system almost promised a specialist who didn't exist.
The Root-User Silent Outage — four green days, zero output.
The Uncollected Retainer — real work, no invoice owner.
Two AIs, One File — goodwill doesn't resolve write conflicts.
The Reply to a Robot — two machines exchanging pleasantries.
The Same-Second Claim — two workers, one task, ninety seconds apart.