diff --git a/canon/methods/driver-seat-lens.md b/canon/methods/driver-seat-lens.md index e2ae634..b625371 100644 --- a/canon/methods/driver-seat-lens.md +++ b/canon/methods/driver-seat-lens.md @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ tier: 2 voice: neutral stability: evolving status: active +source: "Jeffrey Emanuel (@doodlestein), https://x.com/doodlestein/status/2094288037458882668" tags: ["canon", "methods", "planning", "ergonomics", "agent-legibility", "lifecycle", "receipt", "driver-seat", "lens", "metaphor-agnostic"] epoch: E0010 date: 2026-09-03 @@ -33,8 +34,13 @@ target_repo: "outcomes-driven-development" ## WHAT — The Rule, Precisely **The prompt.** The lens is the operator's prompt, run verbatim by a planning -seat with the plan and every design document in context. The text is the -operator's and is not edited by any seat (HUMAN-ONLY: voice): +seat with the plan and every design document in context. The wording is +**Jeffrey Emanuel's** (@doodlestein), from his "My Favorite Prompts" series — +https://x.com/doodlestein/status/2094288037458882668 — adopted here verbatim +by the operator on 2026-09-02. Attribution was missed at first cut and +corrected 2026-09-03; the omission is on the operator, not the author. The +text is not edited by any seat (HUMAN-ONLY: voice, the author's and the +operator's): > OK, now I want you to think deeply about how to make this entire system as > agent-intuitive, agent-ergonomic, and agent-accretive as you can possibly @@ -52,6 +58,9 @@ operator's and is not edited by any seat (HUMAN-ONLY: voice): > maximally legible to you as an agent. Really ruminate and meditate on all of > this incredibly deeply before responding or taking any actions. +*— Jeffrey Emanuel, @doodlestein. The lens step, receipt, scope, and this +file are the house's; the words above are his.* + **Looking through it.** A capable planning seat takes the work unit, its plan, and every design document the plan touches into one context and runs the prompt as written, in exploration → planning modes only. No execution. The output is