diff --git a/skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md b/skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md
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--- a/skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md
+++ b/skills/subagent-driven-development/SKILL.md
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ final whole-branch review. When you fill a reviewer template:
 - Do not pre-judge findings for the reviewer — never instruct a reviewer to
   ignore or not flag a specific issue. If you believe a finding would be a
   false positive, let the reviewer raise it and adjudicate it in the review
-  loop.
+  loop. If the prompt you are writing contains "do not flag," "don't treat X
+  as a defect," "at most Minor," or "the plan chose" — stop: you are
+  pre-judging, usually to spare yourself a review loop.
 - Include the spec/design's global constraints that bind the task (version
   floors, naming and copy rules, platform requirements) in the requirements
   you paste — a reviewer can only enforce what you hand them.