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Decide whether a surface is a seam — something outside this project depends on it, so it warrants a contract — or an internal mechanism, which gets tests and no contract. Use when scoping contracts, when someone proposes writing one, when deciding whether a project needs one at all, or when a capability exists on one surface and nowhere else. Applies PROTOCOL.md §3.2's seam test and the "no third option" rule.
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Versionv1.0.0
AuthorMicrosoft
Categorywriting
Skill IDmicrosoft/amplifier-bundle-converge/skills/seam-test
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