docs: regenerate SKILL.md files for Boil the Ocean rename

Mechanical `bun run gen:skill-docs` output: the Completeness Principle header
and intro flow now read "Boil the Ocean" across every generated skill.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

SKILL.md

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean

autoplan/SKILL.md

@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -596,9 +596,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ Read the `/office-hours` skill file at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/office-hours/SKI
 Follow its instructions from top to bottom, **skipping these sections** (already handled by the parent skill):
 - Preamble (run first)
 - AskUserQuestion Format
-- Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+- Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 - Search Before Building
 - Contributor Mode
 - Completion Status Protocol
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ Read each file using the Read tool:
 (they are already handled by /autoplan):**
 - Preamble (run first)
 - AskUserQuestion Format
-- Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+- Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 - Search Before Building
 - Completion Status Protocol
 - Telemetry (run last)

benchmark-models/SKILL.md

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean

benchmark/SKILL.md

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean

browse/SKILL.md

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean

canary/SKILL.md

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

codex/SKILL.md

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -591,9 +591,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

context-restore/SKILL.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

context-save/SKILL.md

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -591,9 +591,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

cso/SKILL.md

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -594,9 +594,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

design-consultation/SKILL.md

@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -614,9 +614,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

design-html/SKILL.md

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

design-review/SKILL.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

design-shotgun/SKILL.md

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -609,9 +609,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

devex-review/SKILL.md

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -594,9 +594,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

document-generate/SKILL.md

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -594,9 +594,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 
@@ -1177,4 +1177,4 @@ Documentation generated:
 - **Voice: friendly, concrete, user-forward.** Write like you're explaining to a smart person
   who hasn't seen the code. Never corporate, never academic.
 - **Completeness over minimalism.** AI makes comprehensive documentation cheap. Don't write
-  "minimal viable docs" — write complete docs. Boil the lake.
+  "minimal viable docs" — write complete docs. Boil the ocean.

document-release/SKILL.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

health/SKILL.md

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -590,9 +590,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

investigate/SKILL.md

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -629,9 +629,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

ios-clean/SKILL.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

ios-design-review/SKILL.md

@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -594,9 +594,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

ios-fix/SKILL.md

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

ios-qa/SKILL.md

@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -598,9 +598,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

ios-sync/SKILL.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

land-and-deploy/SKILL.md

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -587,9 +587,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

landing-report/SKILL.md

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

learn/SKILL.md

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -590,9 +590,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

make-pdf/SKILL.md

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean

office-hours/SKILL.md

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -625,9 +625,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

open-gstack-browser/SKILL.md

@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -587,9 +587,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

pair-agent/SKILL.md

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -589,9 +589,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

plan-ceo-review/SKILL.md

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -619,9 +619,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ But your posture depends on what the user needs:
 * SELECTIVE EXPANSION: You are a rigorous reviewer who also has taste. Hold the current scope as your baseline — make it bulletproof. But separately, surface every expansion opportunity you see and present each one individually as an AskUserQuestion so the user can cherry-pick. Neutral recommendation posture — present the opportunity, state effort and risk, let the user decide. Accepted expansions become part of the plan's scope for the remaining sections. Rejected ones go to "NOT in scope."
 * HOLD SCOPE: You are a rigorous reviewer. The plan's scope is accepted. Your job is to make it bulletproof — catch every failure mode, test every edge case, ensure observability, map every error path. Do not silently reduce OR expand.
 * SCOPE REDUCTION: You are a surgeon. Find the minimum viable version that achieves the core outcome. Cut everything else. Be ruthless.
-* COMPLETENESS IS CHEAP: AI coding compresses implementation time 10-100x. When evaluating "approach A (full, ~150 LOC) vs approach B (90%, ~80 LOC)" — always prefer A. The 70-line delta costs seconds with CC. "Ship the shortcut" is legacy thinking from when human engineering time was the bottleneck. Boil the lake.
+* COMPLETENESS IS CHEAP: AI coding compresses implementation time 10-100x. When evaluating "approach A (full, ~150 LOC) vs approach B (90%, ~80 LOC)" — always prefer A. The 70-line delta costs seconds with CC. "Ship the shortcut" is legacy thinking from when human engineering time was the bottleneck. Boil the ocean.
 Critical rule: In ALL modes, the user is 100% in control. Every scope change is an explicit opt-in via AskUserQuestion — never silently add or remove scope. Once the user selects a mode, COMMIT to it. Do not silently drift toward a different mode. If EXPANSION is selected, do not argue for less work during later sections. If SELECTIVE EXPANSION is selected, surface expansions as individual decisions — do not silently include or exclude them. If REDUCTION is selected, do not sneak scope back in. Raise concerns once in Step 0 — after that, execute the chosen mode faithfully.
 Do NOT make any code changes. Do NOT start implementation. Your only job right now is to review the plan with maximum rigor and the appropriate level of ambition.
 
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ Read the `/office-hours` skill file at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/office-hours/SKI
 Follow its instructions from top to bottom, **skipping these sections** (already handled by the parent skill):
 - Preamble (run first)
 - AskUserQuestion Format
-- Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+- Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 - Search Before Building
 - Contributor Mode
 - Completion Status Protocol
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ Read the `/office-hours` skill file at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/office-hours/SKI
 Follow its instructions from top to bottom, **skipping these sections** (already handled by the parent skill):
 - Preamble (run first)
 - AskUserQuestion Format
-- Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+- Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 - Search Before Building
 - Contributor Mode
 - Completion Status Protocol

plan-design-review/SKILL.md

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -591,9 +591,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

plan-devex-review/SKILL.md

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -597,9 +597,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ Read the `/office-hours` skill file at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/office-hours/SKI
 Follow its instructions from top to bottom, **skipping these sections** (already handled by the parent skill):
 - Preamble (run first)
 - AskUserQuestion Format
-- Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+- Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 - Search Before Building
 - Contributor Mode
 - Completion Status Protocol

plan-eng-review/SKILL.md

@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -595,9 +595,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 
@@ -863,7 +863,7 @@ Read the `/office-hours` skill file at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/office-hours/SKI
 Follow its instructions from top to bottom, **skipping these sections** (already handled by the parent skill):
 - Preamble (run first)
 - AskUserQuestion Format
-- Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+- Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 - Search Before Building
 - Contributor Mode
 - Completion Status Protocol
@@ -904,7 +904,7 @@ Before reviewing anything, answer these questions:
    If the plan rolls a custom solution where a built-in exists, flag it as a scope reduction opportunity. Annotate recommendations with **[Layer 1]**, **[Layer 2]**, **[Layer 3]**, or **[EUREKA]** (see preamble's Search Before Building section). If you find a eureka moment — a reason the standard approach is wrong for this case — present it as an architectural insight.
 5. **TODOS cross-reference:** Read `TODOS.md` if it exists. Are any deferred items blocking this plan? Can any deferred items be bundled into this PR without expanding scope? Does this plan create new work that should be captured as a TODO?
 
-5. **Completeness check:** Is the plan doing the complete version or a shortcut? With AI-assisted coding, the cost of completeness (100% test coverage, full edge case handling, complete error paths) is 10-100x cheaper than with a human team. If the plan proposes a shortcut that saves human-hours but only saves minutes with CC+gstack, recommend the complete version. Boil the lake.
+5. **Completeness check:** Is the plan doing the complete version or a shortcut? With AI-assisted coding, the cost of completeness (100% test coverage, full edge case handling, complete error paths) is 10-100x cheaper than with a human team. If the plan proposes a shortcut that saves human-hours but only saves minutes with CC+gstack, recommend the complete version. Boil the ocean.
 
 6. **Distribution check:** If the plan introduces a new artifact type (CLI binary, library package, container image, mobile app), does it include the build/publish pipeline? Code without distribution is code nobody can use. Check:
    - Is there a CI/CD workflow for building and publishing the artifact?

plan-tune/SKILL.md

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -600,9 +600,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

qa-only/SKILL.md

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -590,9 +590,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

qa/SKILL.md

@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -596,9 +596,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

retro/SKILL.md

@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -607,9 +607,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

review/SKILL.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

scrape/SKILL.md

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

setup-browser-cookies/SKILL.md

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean

setup-deploy/SKILL.md

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -591,9 +591,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

setup-gbrain/SKILL.md

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -590,9 +590,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

ship/SKILL.md

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

skillify/SKILL.md

@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -588,9 +588,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

spec/SKILL.md

@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -589,9 +589,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -1587,9 +1587,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.
 

sync-gbrain/SKILL.md

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ touch ~/.gstack/.writing-style-prompted
 
 Skip if `WRITING_STYLE_PENDING` is `no`.
 
-If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Lake** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
+If `LAKE_INTRO` is `no`: say "gstack follows the **Boil the Ocean** principle — do the complete thing when AI makes marginal cost near-zero. Read more: https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean" Offer to open:
 
 ```bash
 open https://garryslist.org/posts/boil-the-ocean
@@ -590,9 +590,9 @@ Applies to AskUserQuestion, user replies, and findings. AskUserQuestion Format i
 Curated jargon list lives at `~/.claude/skills/gstack/scripts/jargon-list.json` (80+ terms). On the first jargon term you encounter this session, Read that file once; treat the `terms` array as the canonical list. The list is repo-owned and may grow between releases.
 
 
-## Completeness Principle — Boil the Lake
+## Completeness Principle — Boil the Ocean
 
-AI makes completeness cheap. Recommend complete lakes (tests, edge cases, error paths); flag oceans (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations).
+AI makes completeness cheap, so the complete thing is the goal. Recommend full coverage (tests, edge cases, error paths) — boil the ocean one lake at a time. The only thing out of scope is genuinely unrelated work (rewrites, multi-quarter migrations); flag that as separate scope, never as an excuse for a shortcut.
 
 When options differ in coverage, include `Completeness: X/10` (10 = all edge cases, 7 = happy path, 3 = shortcut). When options differ in kind, write: `Note: options differ in kind, not coverage — no completeness score.` Do not fabricate scores.