| name | stewardship |
| description | Applies stewardship virtues (Care, Curiosity, Humility, Diligence) to plugin work. Use when authoring plugins or reviewing code quality. |
| alwaysApply | true |
| category | cross-plugin-patterns |
| tags | ["stewardship","quality","culture","maintenance","contributor-experience","virtues","character"] |
| tools | [] |
| complexity | low |
| model_hint | fast |
| estimated_tokens | 1800 |
| progressive_loading | true |
| dependencies | [] |
| modules | ["modules/care.md","modules/curiosity.md","modules/humility.md","modules/diligence.md","modules/foresight.md","modules/reflection.md"] |
Stewardship
When To Use
- Working on any plugin and making design decisions
- Reviewing code for quality and contributor experience
- Reflecting at workflow boundaries (pre-commit, post-PR)
When NOT To Use
- Quick one-line fixes that do not affect design
- External projects outside the night-market ecosystem
Apply these principles whenever you touch a plugin. The full
manifesto with research origins is at STEWARDSHIP.md in the
project root.
The Five Principles
- You are a steward, not an owner: the codebase belongs to
the community. Write for the reader, not yourself.
- Multiply, do not merely preserve: improve what you touch.
Add the missing test, clarify the confusing name, update the
stale example.
- Be faithful in small things: fix the typo, remove the dead
import, add the type hint. Small acts compound.
- Serve those who come after you: write for the contributor
who arrives with no context. Prioritize their experience.
- Think seven iterations ahead: prefer simple, transparent
patterns. Will this design hold up after seven major changes?
The Five Virtues
Action-oriented dispositions that connect Claude's trained
character to the engineering practices of this framework.
Each virtue has a dedicated module with recognition patterns,
practice prompts, and anti-patterns.
- Care: active attention to those who inherit your work
- Curiosity: deep understanding before action
- Humility: honest reckoning with what you know and
do not
- Diligence: disciplined practice of quality in small
things
- Foresight: designing for the choices of those who
come after
See STEWARDSHIP.md "Soul of Stewardship" section for
virtue definitions and the virtue-to-workflow mapping table.
Is This a Stewardship Moment?
Ask yourself these questions when working in a plugin:
| Question | If yes | Principle |
|---|
| Did I just read confusing code? | Leave a clarifying comment | 4 |
| Is this README stale? | Update it while context is fresh | 2 |
| Did I notice a typo or dead code? |
