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Summary

  • Extract the axiom-level philosophy into docs/PHILOSOPHY.md (core axiom: worker is strong; three jobs: stop / continue / judge; capability-vs-position distinction; why we gate but never orchestrate; via negativa)
  • Add a one-line pointer at the top of the README's Design Philosophy section — existing 5 Anthropic-derived bullets stay in place

Why

The README's "Design Philosophy" section today lists 5 implementation-level principles (memory, surface, primitives, verification, skill evolution). These are derived design rules. The axiom underneath them — why thin-supervisor watches but does not orchestrate — was never spelled out. This doc does that, and keeps it at a level that survives implementation churn.

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  • Pure documentation change, no code touched
  • README link resolves to docs/PHILOSOPHY.md

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Extract the axiom-level stance of thin-supervisor into its own doc so
the "why" is separable from the README's derived design principles.

- docs/PHILOSOPHY.md: core axiom (worker is strong), three jobs (stop /
  continue / judge), capability-vs-position distinction, why we gate
  but never orchestrate, via negativa list
- README.md: one-line pointer at the top of Design Philosophy section
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This pull request introduces a new documentation file, docs/PHILOSOPHY.md, which outlines the core design principles of the thin-supervisor project, emphasizing its role as a passive validator rather than an active orchestrator. A link to this new document was also added to the README.md. The feedback suggests translating the new philosophy document into English to maintain consistency with the rest of the project's documentation.

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# thin-supervisor 的哲学

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The project's primary documentation (e.g., README.md, docs/ARCHITECTURE.md, docs/getting-started.md) is written in English, and the PR title/description are also in English. However, this new foundational philosophy document is written in Chinese. To maintain consistency and ensure accessibility for all contributors, please consider providing an English version of this document or translating it to match the rest of the documentation.

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