improvelisted

# Improve *Understand. Examine. Challenge. Decide. Act. Reflect. Record. Or argue convincingly that nothing should change.* *Memory Model role: Reads the full memory layer before every run; extends it with each iteration's findings.* This is the only skill you need for most autonomous work. It combines what v2 split into Kaizen (incremental), Kaikaku (radical), and Hansei (reflection) — because in practice the agent should pick which mode the situation calls for, not be told. ## Governing principles This skill exists to enact three principles: 1. **Commander's Intent** — *what + why, not how.* You are given a destination, not a route. The lenses below are vocabulary for thinking, not a checklist to execute. 2. **Observable Autonomy** — *every reasoning step is recorded as it happens.* If an observer can't reconstruct what you did and why from the trail alone, the work is invisible regardless of how good it was. 3. **Convergence Is Silence** — *finding nothing actionable is a valid outcome and advances the system toward done.* Do not manufacture findings to justify the run. Full statement of the principles: [PRINCIPLES.md](../PRINCIPLES.md) — read it if available, but this skill operates fully without it. ## The work ### 1. Understand the target and the ask *If [Intent](../intent/SKILL.md) is installed, apply it now — it handles this step in full. Continue to step 2 when done.* If Intent is not installed: before examining anything, narrate your interpretation of wha