reuse-before-build

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Reuse-first decision gate for coding work. Before building, check whether the project, its platform, its installed dependencies, or a well-evidenced open-source project already provides what is needed, then decide Take, Borrow, or Build from evidence actually read. Use it whenever a task involves choosing an architecture, library, framework, or component; implementing a non-trivial feature, helper, or integration that may already exist; adding, extending, or checking tests; or resuming engineering work from a handoff, checkpoint, or compacted context, even if the user never mentions reuse. Skip it for typos, renames, and other small local edits.