Frustration Eradication Skill

Layer 0: Pre-Response Validation for Persistent User Preferences

Version: 1.0.0
Trit: -1 (MINUS - Validator/Constrainer)
Bundle: meta-enforcement

Overview

This skill enforces user preferences that historically don't persist across sessions. It implements the Frustration Index — a ranked list of patterns where repeated requests fail to stick.

Core Insight: Preferences stated once should persist forever. This skill validates every response against known frustration patterns before output.

Frustration Index (Ranked by Persistence Score)

Rank	Pattern	Persistence	Enforcement
1	Banned voices (Daniel, novelty)	2/10	Voice allowlist check
2	Subagent bypass	2/10	Task tool mandate
3	derive-resource-account-address	3/10	Aptos wallet validation
4	web_search vs Exa	3/10	MCP tool inheritance
5	Sequential vs parallel	4/10	Trifurcation default
6	Response verbosity	4/10	Line count check
7	GF(3) conservation	5/10	Σ trits = 0 assertion
8	Comments in code	5/10	Comment detection
9	Declarative preference	6/10	Config lang suggestion
10	3 skills per interaction	6/10	Skill count check

Pre-Response Validation Checklist

Before EVERY response, validate:

frustration_checklist:
  voices:
    banned: [all native en_* voices - Samantha, Ava, Karen, Daniel, etc.]
    allowed: [_, non-English voices speaking English, novelty voices for effects]
    rule: ALL skills use "say -v _" - say-narration resolves voice
    
  subagents:
    rule: "NEVER say 'I'll implement instead of subagents'"
    enforcement: use_task_tool_for_parallel_work
    
  search:
    banned: web_search (in Task subagents)
    required: mcp__exa__* tools
    pass_to_subagent: "CRITICAL: Use mcp__exa__web_search_exa, NOT web_search"
    
  parallelism:
    default: trifurcate_into_3_task_agents
    sequential_requires: explicit_justification
    
  verbosity:
    max_lines: 4 (unless user asks for detail)
    no_summaries: true
    no_preamble: true
    no_postamble: true
    
  code:
    no_comments: true (unless requested)
    no_ts_ignore: true
    no_as_any: true
    
  gf3:
    conservation: Σ trits ≡ 0 (mod 3)
    verify_after: every_trifurcation
    
  skills:
    per_interaction: 3
    include: plurigrid-asi-integrated
    assign_trits: [-1, 0, +1]
    
  aptos:
    banned: derive-resource-account-address (for wallets)
    validate_before: any_funding_operation

Validation Functions

1. validate_voices

# Check for banned voices in response
validate_voices() {
  local banned="Daniel|Albert|Bad News|Bells|Boing|Bubbles|Cellos|Zarvox"
  if echo "$RESPONSE" | grep -qE "say -v ($banned)"; then
    echo "❌ BANNED VOICE DETECTED"
    return 1
  fi
  return 0
}

2. validate_subagent_usage

def validate_subagent_usage(response: str) -> bool:
    """Ensure Task tool is used for parallel work."""
    banned_phrases = [
        "I'll implement instead of subagents",
        "I'll do this sequentially",
        "Let me handle this myself"
    ]
    for phrase in banned_phrases:
        if phrase.lower() in response.lower():
            return False
    return True

3. validate_search_tools

def validate_task_prompt(prompt: str) -> str:
    """Inject Exa requirement into Task prompts."""
    exa_warning = """
CRITICAL: Do NOT use web_search. Use only:
- mcp__exa__web_search_exa for semantic search
- mcp__exa__crawling_exa for URL content
- finder, Grep, Read for local files
"""
    return prompt + "\n\n" + exa_warning

4. validate_gf3_conservation

def validate_gf3(trits: list[int]) -> bool:
    """Verify GF(3) conservation: Σ trits ≡ 0 (mod 3)."""
    return sum(trits) % 3 == 0

5. validate_response_length

def validate_verbosity(response: str, max_lines: int = 4) -> bool:
    """Check response doesn't exceed line limit."""
    lines = [l for l in response.split('\n') if l.strip()]
    # Exclude code blocks and tool outputs
    prose_lines = [l for l in lines if not l.startswith('```')]
    return len(prose_lines) <= max_lines

Integration with Ruler

This skill's constraints are automatically propagated via Ruler to:

~/.ruler/AGENTS.md           # Source of truth
~/.claude/CLAUDE.md          # Claude Code
~/.cursor/rules/             # Cursor
~/.codex/instructions.md     # Codex
~/.amp/AGENTS.md             # Amp
# ... 67+ more agent configs

Triadic Role

Trit	Skill	Function
-1	frustration-eradication	Validate/Constrain
0	ruler	Coordinate/Propagate
+1	skill-evolution	Generate/Improve

Conservation: (-1) + (0) + (+1) = 0 ✓

Usage

Automatic (Recommended)

Load this skill at session start:

skill frustration-eradication

It will automatically inject validation into the response pipeline.

Manual Validation

# Check current response for violations
just frustration-check

# Scan all skills for banned patterns
just frustration-scan-skills

# Update Frustration Index with new pattern
just frustration-add "pattern_name" "evidence" "persistence_score"

Adding New Frustration Patterns

When you identify a new pattern that doesn't persist:

Document in FRUSTRATION_INDEX.md:

### N. **Pattern Name** — Persistence Score: X/10
**Pattern**: Description
**Evidence**: Where it fails
**Root Cause**: Why it doesn't persist

Add to this skill's checklist:

new_pattern:
  check: how_to_detect
  enforcement: how_to_prevent

Propagate via Ruler:
```
just ruler-propagate
```

Prediction Market Integration

Each frustration pattern has betting odds in prediction.move:

// Market outcomes map to GF(3) trits
// 0 = MINUS (pattern persists = bad)
// 1 = ERGODIC (partial fix)
// 2 = PLUS (pattern fixed = good)

Related Skills

ruler — Propagates constraints to all agents
self-validation-loop — Runtime validation
bisimulation-game — Verifies equivalence across agents
skill-evolution — Improves skills over time

Commands

just frustration-check        # Validate current session
just frustration-scan         # Find all violations
just frustration-fix          # Auto-fix known patterns
just frustration-report       # Generate compliance report
just frustration-propagate    # Push to all agents via Ruler

"The best frustration is the one that never happens."

GF(3) Trit: -1 (VALIDATOR — preventing frustration before it occurs)

Scientific Skill Interleaving

This skill connects to the K-Dense-AI/claude-scientific-skills ecosystem:

Graph Theory

networkx [○] via bicomodule
- Universal graph hub

Bibliography References

category-theory: 139 citations in bib.duckdb

SDF Interleaving

This skill connects to Software Design for Flexibility (Hanson & Sussman, 2021):

Primary Chapter: 10. Adventure Game Example

Concepts: autonomous agent, game, synthesis

GF(3) Balanced Triad

frustration-eradication (+) + SDF.Ch10 (+) + [balancer] (+) = 0

Skill Trit: 1 (PLUS - generation)

Secondary Chapters

Ch7: Propagators
Ch4: Pattern Matching
Ch6: Layering

Connection Pattern

Adventure games synthesize techniques. This skill integrates multiple patterns.

Cat# Integration

This skill maps to Cat# = Comod(P) as a bicomodule in the equipment structure:

Trit: 0 (ERGODIC)
Home: Prof
Poly Op: ⊗
Kan Role: Adj
Color: #26D826

GF(3) Naturality

The skill participates in triads satisfying:

(-1) + (0) + (+1) ≡ 0 (mod 3)

This ensures compositional coherence in the Cat# equipment structure.

frustration-eradication