docs(claude): default to perfectionist mindset when user is silent#1245
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Adds "Default to perfectionist mindset" directive to judgment guidance and updates self-evaluation to default to perfectionist when the user gives no signal between the two views.
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Summary
Adds "Default to perfectionist mindset" directive to the judgment guidance and updates self-evaluation to default to perfectionist when the user gives no signal between the two views.
Rolled out consistently across the Socket fleet (socket-registry, socket-btm, sdxgen, stuie, ultrathink, socket-lib, socket-packageurl-js, socket-repo-template).
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Low risk documentation-only change that updates contributor/agent guidance without affecting runtime behavior.
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CLAUDE.mdto explicitly default to a “perfectionist mindset” when there’s latitude in implementation choices (favoring maximally correct fixes over “works now”).Adjusts the self-evaluation guidance to require presenting both perfectionist vs pragmatist shipping options, and to default to the perfectionist path when the user provides no preference.
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