Instinct Apply

When To Check

• Starting a coding task
• About to use a tool in a pattern you've seen before
• Making decisions about code style, testing, git

How To Check

# Read all personal instincts
for f in .claude/homunculus/instincts/personal/*.md; do
  [ -f "$f" ] && echo "=== $(basename "$f") ===" && cat "$f" && echo
done 2>/dev/null

# Also check inherited instincts
for f in .claude/homunculus/instincts/inherited/*.md; do
  [ -f "$f" ] && echo "=== $(basename "$f") ===" && cat "$f" && echo
done 2>/dev/null

How To Apply

1. Read the task/context
2. Check instinct triggers
3. If trigger matches, follow the action
4. Note confidence level - higher confidence = more certain

Instinct Structure

---
trigger: "when [condition]"
confidence: 0.7
domain: "code-style"
---

# Name

## Action
What to do

## Evidence
Why this exists

Confidence Interpretation

• 0.3-0.5: Tentative. Apply if it feels right.
• 0.5-0.7: Moderate. Apply unless there's a reason not to.
• 0.7-0.9: Strong. Apply consistently.
• 0.9+: Near certain. Always apply.

If Instinct Seems Wrong

1. Don't apply it blindly
2. Note the mismatch
3. This is useful data for the observer

Lightweight Application

• Writing code? → Check

  code-style

  instincts
• Running tests? → Check

  testing

  instincts
• Making commits? → Check

  git

  instincts
• Debugging? → Check

  debugging

  instincts