codebase-search-discipline

name	codebase-search-discipline
description	Internal helper. Load only when explicitly named by another skill or agent.
user-invocable	true
disable-model-invocation	false
allowed-tools	["Read"]

Codebase Search Discipline

Before making any claim about what exists or doesn't exist in a codebase — or making only, all, always, never, or every claims from search results — you MUST follow the search discipline rules.

Load the Rules

Read the full discipline document:

reference/codebase-search-discipline.md

Apply the 7 Rules

After loading, enforce every rule on every finding you produce:

1. Search the source branch — not the target branch
2. Scope searches — avoid timeouts on large repos
3. Check the PR diff — definitions may be in the PR itself
4. Respect green builds — if it compiles, don't claim it won't
5. Escalate to deep review — when verification is uncertain
6. Qualify uncertainty — use "unable to find" not "doesn't exist"
7. Match claim strength to evidence — exhaustive wording requires exhaustive evidence

A false positive damages reviewer credibility more than a missed finding.