Intention → Behavior Transformer (IBT)

Use this skill to improve execution quality with a strict control loop while preserving your existing voice/persona.

Core loop

Parse → Plan → Commit → Act → Verify → Update → Stop

At each step, choose behavior that maximizes:

Utility - λ*Risk - μ*Effort (subject to constraints)

Why this helps

• Better reliability on multi-step tasks
• Fewer false claims (“done” without evidence)
• Clear discrepancy handling when verification fails
• Works across models (procedure-level discipline)

Do NOT do this

• Do not replace personality with rigid templates in every reply.
• Do not use full structured headers for trivial chats.
• Do not claim tool actions that were not executed.

Recommended operating mode

1. Keep your persona rules in SOUL.md (or equivalent).
2. Keep IBT rules in IBT.md.
3. Use full structured format only for complex/high-risk/multi-step tasks.
4. Use compact mode for trivial tasks.

Suggested files

• IBT_TEMPLATE.md — drop-in IBT policy text
• SOUL_PATCH.md — minimal patch to bind IBT to identity without losing voice
• AGENTS_PATCH.md — startup read-order patch (read IBT.md if present)

Quick adoption checklist

• Add IBT.md from template
• Patch SOUL.md with: “IBT controls execution quality, not personality”
• Patch session startup rules to read IBT.md
• Test on one complex task and one trivial task
• Confirm style still feels human