An implementer-first companion to the rigorous code-quality review rubric. It helps coding agents design, implement, self-review, verify, and hand off changes that should pass a demanding maintainability review without avoidable rework.
Invoke rigorous-implementation when implementing a feature, bug fix, or refactor that should prioritize structural simplicity, clean ownership and type boundaries, controlled file growth, documented external contracts, and fresh completion evidence.
The skill works with Codex and Cursor plugin discovery. It does not add tools or permissions; it shapes how an existing implementer approaches the code change.
MIT. The workflow is derived from the rigorous review rubric distributed by Cursor under the MIT License.