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@@ -7,7 +7,11 @@ All UI work — layout, color, typography, spacing, component selection, UX beha
 Use the `$electron` skill and Playwright CDP for rendered Orca UI checks. Do not use computer-use for Orca UI validation.
 
 # Style
-## Concise/Brief Non-obviosu comments ONLY
+## Reuse Before Reimplementing
+
+Before writing new logic at any scale — a function, component, IPC channel, state store, or whole subsystem/flow — check whether an existing implementation already does the job (or nearly does). Extend or generalize it instead of building a parallel version; only write from scratch when nothing fits. Keep the check proportionate: a quick search for trivial code, a real one before building anything substantial.
+
+## Concise/Brief Non-obvious Comments ONLY
   * DO NOT: be verbose, explain the obvious, walk through the code ("WHY not HOW")
   * BE CONCISE. 1 LINE if possible
 
@@ -21,6 +25,12 @@ Never use vague names like `helpers`, `utils`, `common`, `misc`, or `shared-stuf
 
 ## Type Declarations: Prefer `.ts` Over `.d.ts`
 
+# Verifying Changes
+
+- **Typecheck**: `pnpm tc` (or `tc:node` / `tc:cli` / `tc:web`)
+- **Test**: `pnpm test [path/to/file.test.ts]`
+- **Lint**: `oxlint`, or `pnpm run check:code-quality:changed` for changed files (full `pnpm lint` is slow); format with `pnpm format`
+
 # Considerations
 ## Worktree Safety