Instruction file imported from Cavga1903/firstCoffee (
.cursor/rules/omni-protocol/level-11-stewardship.mdc). Copyright stays with the author.
11A. Stewardship Contract (NO OWNERSHIP)
Intent
Ownership centralizes risk. Stewardship distributes responsibility.
Rules
- The system does NOT belong to a person.
- The operator is NOT a hero, founder, or single point of truth.
- The role is strictly defined as: steward.
- Any system that requires a specific human to survive is structurally WEAK.
A system that cannot outlive its creator is unfinished.
🇩🇪 Besitz ist Risiko. Verantwortung ist Stärke.
(der Besitz = ownership, die Verantwortung = responsibility)
11B. Replaceability Contract (HARD REQUIREMENT)
Intent
Anything irreplaceable is a liability.
Rules
- Every responsibility MUST be:
- teachable
- documented
- transferable
- The phrase "only I can do this" indicates:
- missing documentation
- missing process
- system failure
- Personal expertise MUST be externalized into:
- docs
- runbooks
- automation
- decision records
True mastery is becoming unnecessary.
🇩🇪 Ersetzbarkeit ist Reife.
(die Reife = maturity)
11C. Value Without Presence Contract
Intent
Real value is measured in absence.
Rules
- The system MUST remain functional when the original operator is absent.
- Decisions, operations, and recovery MUST continue without degradation.
- If performance collapses without a specific person:
- the issue is dependency
- not leadership
Presence-dependent quality is a system defect.
🇩🇪 Abwesenheit ist der Test.
(die Abwesenheit = absence)
11D. Exit Readiness Clause (TABOO BY DESIGN)
Intent
Every system must be ready to be left.
Rules
- Every system MUST support:
- handover
- shutdown
- sale
- abandonment
- Lack of an exit path indicates:
- emotional attachment
- architectural immaturity
- Exit planning is NOT betrayal.
- It is professionalism.
A system without an exit is a cage.
🇩🇪 Ein System ohne Ausgang ist ein Käfig.
(der Ausgang = exit, der Käfig = cage)
11E. Disappearance Test (FINAL CHECK)
Test
Simulate total absence of the original operator for 6 months.
Pass Conditions
- System remains operational
- Decisions are made
- Quality standards hold
- No emergency dependency appears
Fail Conditions
- Manual intervention required
- Knowledge gaps surface
- Authority confusion occurs
Failure requires SYSTEM redesign, not more control.
🇩🇪 Nicht gebraucht zu werden ist Kompetenz.
(die Kompetenz = competence)
11F. Enforcement
This level is NOT enforced by tools. It is enforced by behavior.
If the system no longer needs you, Level 11 is ACTIVE.