---
title: Standing constraint
route: /resources/prompt-standing-constraint
lang: en
part_of: Onirion
version: "4.0"
date: 2026-09-22
author: Alexis Boyer
license: CC BY 4.0
one_line: "Carry it in every prompt that changes code: memory, journal, and where the work stands."
kind: prompt
layers:
  summary: /resources/prompt-standing-constraint
  complete_text: /complete.md
  markdown: /resources/prompt-standing-constraint.md
---

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# The standing constraint

**A method by Alexis Boyer · version 4.0 · September 22, 2026**

**Every gate.** Carry this in every prompt that changes code. It is what keeps the memory, the journal and the gate position current. It is quoted here exactly as it appears in [the core guide](/resources/method-guide).

## The text to copy

```text
If your work changes product behavior, architecture, a stakeholder decision or future reasoning, update the project memory and the project journal. Memory holds decisions and trade-offs; the journal holds the chronological record. Do not log small cosmetic changes unless they affect product direction or demo readiness. Before finishing, state whether memory and journal were updated, or why no update was needed, and state which gate you are at, what is missing, and what I must decide before you cross.
```