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Consolidate all agent status information onto a single…

Consolidate all agent status information onto a single surface visible without navigation, because distributed monitoring increases the cognitive cost of checking below the threshold where checking actually occurs.

Why This Is a Principle

Grounded in working memory limits (Working Memory Capacity Limit) and behavior following paths of least resistance (Behavior follows the path of least resistance due…). The principle prescribes single-surface consolidation to reduce monitoring friction below the threshold of abandonment.