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Forgotten Symlinks in AI Config Repo Show Maintenance Gap
A developer discovered that symlinks for Cursor agent and skill support already existed in the ai-assistant-dot-files repo but were undocumented and unverified. The fix involved documenting the architecture, updating the platform registry, and adding parity checks to prevent silent drift. The incident highlights that 'it works' is insufficient without maintenance systems to preserve structural decisions.
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This is a cautionary tale for AI tooling repos: without automated checks and documentation, even correct design choices can become invisible and decay.
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