Later is not a plan when no one knows what evidence will make the work necessary.
The practical check
Name the measurable condition that brings deferred work back for a decision.
Where AI fits
AI can turn a deferral into a trigger, owner, review date, and risk condition.
The human decision
People decide whether evidence has met the trigger and whether risk now requires action.
The lesson
Deferral is responsible when it includes a visible condition for revisiting the choice.
Measurable signal, owner, review date, and risk condition define the deferred-work trigger in the Build Log companion.
AI Skills
Use this lesson with the AI assistant you already use
Use this to prepare a reviewable next step without changing any system.
Paste the prompt, share only the context needed to answer it, and treat the result as a draft for your review. Do not include confidential information or let an AI assistant make changes without your approval.
Optional: for a visual report and saved memory, run /dxdev first.
Don’t have it? Get it at dxdev.com/skills/dxdev. The prompt works without it.
dxdev LESSON · paste into your AI agent
LESSON: Create a decision trigger
WHAT TO SHARE:
A de-identified description of the work, current evidence, and the decision you are considering.
ASK YOUR AGENT TO:
1. Separate confirmed facts from assumptions and unanswered questions.
2. Name the measurable condition that brings deferred work back for a decision.
3. Identify the narrowest useful next review step.
RETURN:
A short table with the evidence, uncertainty, human-owned decision, and next action.
BOUNDARY: Do not change records, contact anyone, route work, publish content, or act in an external system. A person must review the evidence and approve every consequential step.
