Principlev1
Review actual output produced before reviewing tool usage to
Review actual output produced before reviewing tool usage to maintain tools-in-service-of-goals rather than goals-in-service-of-tools orientation.
Why This Is a Principle
This derives from values existing in terminal/instrumental hierarchy (Values exist in a hierarchical structure with terminal) and actual behavior revealing operative values (Actual behavior reveals operative values more reliably than). The principle prescribes sequencing evaluation—outcomes first, tools second—to prevent inversion where tool mastery becomes the terminal value.