Gsp Scope Guard

Game Scope Guard

Goal

Keep scope under control while preserving the value of the request.

Core rule

Do not equate “scope control” with “remove everything interesting.”

By mode

• yolo-super / guided-build: protect the user’s core requested feature set. Cut edge cases, not the fantasy.
• refactor-open: protect the outcome, but allow larger architecture change when it prevents endless patching.
• surgical-live: minimize blast radius first; here scope control often means tighter change boundaries.

Good cuts

• optional content multiplication
• edge-case polish outside the critical path
• tooling not needed for the current target
• deep progression systems when the target does not require them