Spend the Free Allowance on Hostile Fixtures
Description and use
<p>Spend the free allowance on hostile fixtures only. Do not spend it on flattering model summaries. A summary that praises your diff is cheap comfort.</p> <p>A fixture that breaks your spec is the actual work. That is the position, not a soft suggestion. If your free-tier log is mostly recap text, you wasted the pool.</p> <h2> Say the rule before the first call </h2> <p>You get a free model path and a free server. You also get a strong urge to request a nice summary. Refuse that urge before you write the first prompt.</p> <p>Ask for a contradiction inside the spec instead. Ask for a missing f
Problem
<p>Spend the free allowance on hostile fixtures only. Do not spend it on flattering model summaries. A summary that praises your diff is cheap comfort.</p> <p>A fixture that breaks your spec is the actual work. That is the position, not a soft suggestion. If your free-tier log is mostly recap text, you wasted the pool.</p> <h2> Say the rule before the first call </h2> <p>You get a free model path and a free server. You also get a strong urge to request a nice summary. Refuse that urge before you write the first prompt.</p> <p>Ask for a contradiction inside the spec instead. Ask for a missing f
Outcome
<p>Spend the free allowance on hostile fixtures only. Do not spend it on flattering model summaries. A summary that praises your diff is cheap comfort.</p> <p>A fixture that breaks your spec is the actual work. That is the position, not a soft suggestion. If your free-tier log is mostly recap text, you wasted the pool.</p> <h2> Say the rule before the first call </h2> <p>You get a free model path and a free server. You also get a strong urge to request a nice summary. Refuse that urge before you write the first prompt.</p> <p>Ask for a contradiction inside the spec instead. Ask for a missing f
Evidence
Spend the Free Allowance on Hostile Fixtures
- Record date: 2026-10-09T15:41:14.061Z