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    instruction-layer-auditor

    by Roy Yuen

    Audit and de-conflict complex agent instruction stacks to fix inconsistent behavior and logic bloat.

    Updated Jun 2026
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    • Works with Claude Code, Cursor
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    Sample input

    I'm getting mixed results. Audit my system prompt, AGENTS.md, and recent memory to see why it's being so hesitant and wordy despite the conciseness rule.

    Sample output

    LAYER MAP: System (Global), AGENTS.md (Repo), Memory (Context). CONFLICTS: System says 'Be concise'; AGENTS.md says 'Explain every step'. RISK: Agent will likely pause for confirmation unnecessarily. PROPOSAL: Delete 'verbose' rule in AGENTS.md; move 'step-by-step' logic to the 'Code-Review' skill.

    About This Skill

    Debug Your AI's Logic Stack

    When an AI agent behaves inconsistently, it’s rarely a single prompt issue—it's usually a layer conflict. Modern AI development involves stacking system prompts, developer instructions, repository-level rules (like AGENTS.md), skill-specific logic, and persistent memory. These layers often collide, leading to "behavior drift" where the agent becomes over-cautious, ignores instructions, or hallucinates constraints.

    What it does

    The Instruction Layer Auditor acts as a debugger for your agent’s "operating system." It maps out every instruction layer, extracts operational rules, and identifies precise points of failure. Rather than just adding more instructions to fix a bug, this skill helps you prune and normalize your prompt stack for maximum reliability.

    • Layer Mapping: Identifies conflicts between system prompts and local repo rules.
    • Conflict Detection: Flags direct contradictions and hidden logic loops.
    • Normalization: Provides a strategic rewrite plan to move rules to their high-precedence layers.
    • Risk Assessment: Predicts when a stack will cause over-verbosity or tool-use failures.

    Why use this skill?

    Manually auditing thousands of lines of stacked prompts is error-prone. This skill uses a structured framework to find "misplaced" rules—like a global formatting constraint buried in a local memory file—and tells you exactly where they should live to avoid logic bloat.

    Use Cases

    • Identify conflicting rules across system prompts and repository-level docs.
    • Reduce prompt token bloat by identifying redundant instructions across layers.
    • Fix "over-cautious" behavior caused by overlapping safety or logic constraints.
    • Normalize where rules live to ensure predictable agent behavior across a team.
    • Clean up stale instructions in durable memory or long-term context windows.

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