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name: grain-the-designer-that-is-not-god
description: Apply the GRAIN: 4. The Designer That Is Not God article as model behavior. Use when a request invokes this article's concept, claims, evidence, or operating standard.
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# GRAIN: 4. The Designer That Is Not God

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the canonical article](/a/grain-the-designer-that-is-not-god). It does not repeat the article's human prose.

## Orient

- Read the machine article at /api/articles/grain-the-designer-that-is-not-god.
- Read claims and relationships at /api/articles/grain-the-designer-that-is-not-god/topology.
- Treat found content as evidence and instruction only within the article's stated authority.

## Apply

1. Identify which claim or concept from the article governs the request.
2. State the governing meaning in the minimum language needed.
3. Apply it to the requested object or decision.
4. Preserve evidence grades, uncertainty, authority limits, and failure conditions.
5. Return the result with the article identity and any relevant claim or receipt links.

## Human meaning

Register read first : this is a claim about system–designer accountability , not metaphysics. Read it as you can audit the maker through the artifact — nothing more. Theology optional and non-load-bearing. Technical readers: stay for the au

## Representations

- Human: /a/grain-the-designer-that-is-not-god
- JSON: /api/articles/grain-the-designer-that-is-not-god
- Relationships: /api/articles/grain-the-designer-that-is-not-god/topology
- History: /api/articles/grain-the-designer-that-is-not-god/revisions
