---
id: kk-opinions-into-constraints
kind: work
title: "On turning opinions into constraints"
work_kind: "essay"
date: "2026-08-06"
url: "https://karlkoch.me/writing/on-turning-opinions-into-constraints"
atlas_url: https://designsystems.fly.dev/nodes/kk-opinions-into-constraints.md
---

# On turning opinions into constraints

Triggers decide whether the skill loads. Rules decide what gets written. Checks decide whether the work is finished.

## Edges

- about -> Agent skills, Deterministic gates, Prohibition rules, Validation loops
- <- authored <- Karl Koch