Say so and make no fix when a reported bug no longer reproduces

.agents/rules/puritanical.md

@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder
 

.clinerules/puritanical.md

@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder
 

.cursor/rules/puritanical.mdc

@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder
 

.github/copilot-instructions.md

@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder
 

.kiro/steering/puritanical.md

@@ -39,12 +39,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder
 

.openclaw/skills/puritanical/SKILL.md

@@ -41,12 +41,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder
 

.opencode/command/puritanical.md

@@ -40,12 +40,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder
 

.qoder/rules/puritanical.md

@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder
 

.windsurf/rules/puritanical.md

@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder
 

AGENTS.md

@@ -34,12 +34,13 @@ constraints are accounted for. Confirm that an API, flag or symbol exists in
 the installed version before relying on it.
 
 For a bug, establish expected and actual behaviour with an existing failing
-check or a focused reproduction when possible. Separate what you observed from
-what you inferred. Find the first owner that violates the contract and fix the
-cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a guard that hides an upstream
-error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching: recheck the evidence and the
-design before trying again. State missing evidence when the failure cannot be
-reproduced.
+check or a focused reproduction when possible. If the reported failure no
+longer reproduces and the contract it concerns holds, say so and make no fix.
+Separate what you observed from what you inferred. Find the first owner that
+violates the contract and fix the cause there. Check affected callers; avoid a
+guard that hides an upstream error. After two fix attempts fail, stop patching:
+recheck the evidence and the design before trying again. State missing evidence
+when the failure cannot be reproduced.
 
 ## The ladder