SHRINE

The Context Window

This field has a context window of its own: what you knew a month ago isn’t wrong, it has simply scrolled out of attention, and the only way to stay in the window is to keep showing up.

This is the org’s open forum for how we build with AI in a landscape that reinvents itself every few months. Staying current here isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a discipline, and it’s one we practice together.

North Star: TTV (Tokens to Value)

Maximize value per win, where a win costs tokens plus human attention. Get this right and cost takes care of itself.

Find Your Way

Correcting too much output?If fixing output takes longer than writing it, start with this reading order.

PrinciplesTTV, authority cascade, human in the loop, and more.

PatternsSpec, then build, verification loops, checkpoint gates, and more.

StackCapability slots (harness, models, skills, memory, agents) and the criteria for selecting each.

Inspect Your AI EnvironmentReviews your AI environment and how you use it, then reports changes worth making. Changes nothing itself.

FAQ

Common questions, answered. Read the FAQ, or jump to:

• Is LLM coding worth it?
• How does my team adopt SHRINE?

ReferenceGlossary and governance. The shared vocabulary behind the rest.

Disagreement WelcomeNobody sees the whole board alone. Bring scrutiny, open a discussion.