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  "prompt_technique": {
    "id": "tec_fable5_autonomy_checkpoint",
    "category": "model_specific",
    "applies_to": "claude-fable-5",
    "title": "Define exactly when Fable 5 should pause vs. proceed",
    "guidance": "\"Pause for the user only when the work genuinely requires them: a destructive or irreversible action, a real scope change, or input only they can provide. If you hit one of these, ask and end the turn, rather than ending on a promise.\" For autonomous pipelines specifically: \"You are operating autonomously... For reversible actions that follow from the original request, proceed without asking.\"",
    "source_doc": "platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/prompting-claude-fable-5.md",
    "source_site": "subagentprompts.com",
    "created_at": "2026-07-01 20:54:11",
    "cite_as": "https://subagentprompts.com/api/prompt-techniques/tec_fable5_autonomy_checkpoint"
  }
}