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# RITUAL_DETECTED

## Trigger

Raise this diagnostic when correctness depends on repeated human memory of a procedure.

## Why it matters

This is a smell because it violates:

- `https://klappy.dev/page/canon/constraints/humans-are-variable-inputs`
- `https://klappy.dev/page/canon/principles/ritual-is-a-smell`

## Severity guidance

- warning by default
- escalate to error only when the ritual gates safety, data integrity, or irreversible actions