Instinct System One learning system, three tiers. Every signal Claude receives during work — an observed pattern, a user correction, a surprising discovery — routes to exactly one store. Core Principles 1. Three tiers, one routing decision — Instincts are unconfirmed hypotheses ( ). Corrections are user-confirmed rules ( ). Discoveries are insights that explain the world ( ). Rules prescribe behavior; insights describe it; instincts are rules-in-waiting. Never mix the tiers — a hypothesis in MEMORY.md pollutes permanent knowledge, and a confirmed rule left as an instinct gets forgotten. 2. In…