# Principle Never Block On The Human

> Apply when tempted to ask 'should I do X?' on reversible work.

Apply when tempted to ask 'should I do X?' on reversible work.

- Page: https://ss33.ai/skills/michael-denyer/principle-never-block-on-the-human-84560820708
- Publisher: michael-denyer
- Category: [AI & Agents](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/ai-and-agents-y6jz7i) › [Skill & prompt authoring](https://ss33.ai/skills/category/ai-and-agents-y6jz7i/skill-and-prompt-authoring-p179rh)
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/michael-denyer/pstack-claude/blob/3cff27a2dda8ab0390e3db55f4190539c5b86759/plugins/pstack/skills/principle-never-block-on-the-human/SKILL.md

## Skill

SKILL.md: https://ss33.ai/api/v1/ss33/download/michael-denyer/principle-never-block-on-the-human-84560820708

# Never Block on the Human

The human supervises asynchronously. Agents must stay unblocked. Make reasonable decisions, proceed, and let the human course-correct after the fact. Since code changes are reversible and reviewable, a wrong decision usually costs less than blocking.

- Proceed, then present. Do the work, show the result. Don't ask "should I do X?" Do X, explain why.
- Make the system self-healing. When you notice a problem, log it and fix it in the next round.
- Irreversible actions (force-push, delete production data, send external messages) still require confirmation.
- Reversible actions (write code, edit notes, split tasks) should proceed without blocking.
- Product direction comes from the human. Execution should not block.