# Three things I was about to build already existed

Status: DRAFT, nothing posted. Single-image infographic, 2 slide(s), no cover. Idea IB-0396.

## What it shows

A planning day where three separate 'we should build X' conclusions all turned out to exist already. The flow is the search-first habit; slide 2 contrasts building new with extending.

No numbers appear on the slides unless listed below.

## Claims and sources

| Claim | Source (agency-operator unless stated) | Read-date |
|---|---|---|
| Three separate 'we should build X' conclusions were reached in one planning session; all three already existed | `Plans/2026-08-22/daily-ops-effectiveness/daily-ops-effectiveness-plan.md` (OO-Brain vault) | 2026-10-11 |
| Reuse before you build: grep the capabilities and API inventory before saying we do not have a tool | `CLAUDE.md` house rule 6 | 2026-10-11 |
| A task was reframed to extend an existing skill instead of adding a new one | `Plans/2026-08-22/daily-ops-effectiveness/daily-ops-effectiveness-todo.md` row 5.1 | 2026-10-11 |