docs: Add guidance to prevent working around problems#11
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Add comprehensive workflow document that enforces: - Treating all blocking issues as in-scope - Fixing root causes instead of adding workarounds - Rejecting conditional logic that bypasses problems This completes the guidance changes to prevent the pattern of hiding issues with test-skipping logic or deferring fixes. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add two new critical sections to CLAUDE.md: 1. "Never Work Around Problems - Fix Them" - Mandatory questions before proposing solutions - Red flags indicating workarounds vs fixes - Required actions for blocking issues - Examples of wrong (workaround) vs right (fix) approaches 2. "Apologies and Promises Are Not Solutions" - Requirement for concrete documentation changes - Rejection of vague promises without actionable changes - Process for identifying and updating failed guidance These sections prevent the pattern of creating workarounds (like skipping tests) instead of fixing root causes (like template placeholders in formulas). 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Summary
Add comprehensive guidance to prevent the pattern of creating workarounds instead of fixing root problems.
Changes
1. CLAUDE.md - Critical Rules
Added "Never Work Around Problems - Fix Them" section with:
2. CLAUDE.md - Problem-Solving Standards
Added "Apologies and Promises Are Not Solutions" section requiring:
3. .claude/workflows/fixing-issues.md
New workflow document with:
Context
These changes resulted from a pattern where test failures were worked around by adding conditional logic to skip tests, rather than fixing the root cause (template placeholders in the Homebrew formula).
The guidance now enforces:
Testing
These guidance changes have been applied to fix the actual Homebrew formula issues:
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