Evaluates whether interfaces are appropriately general-purpose. Use when checking interface generality, when if-branches or parameters serve only one caller, or when getters/setters expose internal representation. Not for information leakage across boundaries (use information-hiding) or auditing configuration parameters (use pull-complexity-down).
How to install general-vs-special?
codybrom/clairvoyance/general-vs-special
$npx -y skills add codybrom/clairvoyance --skill general-vs-specialInstalls into the current project.
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Run `npx skills use "https://github.com/codybrom/clairvoyance" --skill "codybrom/clairvoyance/general-vs-special"` and follow the generated skill instructions now. Read its complete output, redirecting it to a temporary file first if necessary. Resolve relative paths from the supporting-files directory it provides.
Use the skills in "https://github.com/codybrom/clairvoyance" that are relevant to the current task. Run `npx skills add "https://github.com/codybrom/clairvoyance"` and select the relevant skills, then follow their instructions.
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