[caveman] Optimize instruction verbosity — developer.instructions.md, agentic-chat.md (2026-04-30)

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Caveman Optimization Run — 2026-04-30

Applies the caveman optimization principle to instruction files:

"Why use many token when few do trick."

Files Optimized

File	Before	After	Removed
.github/agents/developer.instructions.md	~852 lines	~761 lines	3 "Why it works" prose blocks, Test Maintenance description, Meta-Orchestrator Key Capabilities list, Additional Documentation index section
.github/aw/agentic-chat.md	~142 lines	~120 lines	Problem Decomposition sub-header/intro, pseudo-code section lead-in, Output Format self-evident explanation, Example Interaction Flow (sub-bullets preserved in Guideline 1)

What Was Changed

developer.instructions.md: Removed three "Why it works" blocks under code organization patterns (Clear separation of concerns, Engine-specific logic is isolated, Tests are co-located — all self-evident from the pattern names and examples). Removed a "Test Maintenance" section listing vague quality adjectives (self-validating, comprehensive, maintainable). Removed a "Key Capabilities" bullet list under Hierarchical Agent Management (generic role words already implied by the table above). Removed the "Additional Documentation" link index — all critical scratchpad references already appear inline as "See scratchpad/X.md" in each section.

agentic-chat.md: Collapsed verbose Problem Decomposition sub-headers into a direct bullet list. Dropped a "When pseudo-code is necessary to clarify logic:" lead-in line. Removed a "This allows users to: 1. Select... 2. Copy... 3. Paste..." block (obvious from context). Removed the Example Interaction Flow section that duplicated the Interaction Guidelines; preserved its unique clarifying-question specifics by folding them into Guideline 1.

What Was Preserved

All technical accuracy, field names, YAML examples, schema definitions, security rules, inline scratchpad references, and compiler constraints were kept intact.

Round-Robin Progress

Queue rebuilt (new files added since last run). Processed files 0–4 of 21 total files in the queue.

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