- In short
- The pairing rule is the pattern in which a behavioral instruction and the facts it acts on must be configured together for the rule to be usable. An instruction such as "always cite the source document for factual claims" only works if those documents exist in the knowledge base; neither element works alone. Skills pair the same way, carrying a procedure while the reference material it formats against sits in knowledge. Configuring a need well often means asking whether it spans two mechanisms wired together.
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