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Add explicit qualifying conditions to triggers as guard…

Add explicit qualifying conditions to triggers as guard clauses that evaluate context before execution, rather than discovering context mismatches after the trigger fires.

Why This Is a Principle

Derives from Signal detection involves independent dimensions… (signal detection involves independent dimensions), Goals as Perceptual Filters (goals function as perceptual filters defining relevance), and Schemas as Knowledge Organization Structures (schemas organize knowledge by specifying relationships). Guard clauses improve discrimination (d-prime) rather than just adjusting criterion.