# reader-first/procedure-thread-detour

Three numbered steps leave an output unused for one step and then resume it, suggesting that the middle step interrupts the procedure handoff.

- Default level: `info`
- Confidence: `low`
- Evidence source: Dependency graph
- Category: Reading load

Matches grammatical relationships between words, not only their order or part of speech.

[Rule page](https://slopsift.dev/rules/procedure-thread-detour/)
[Source](https://github.com/NikhilVerma/writinglint/blob/main/packages/rulepack-reader-first/src/rules/procedure-thread-detour.ts)
[Report a false positive or missed finding](https://github.com/NikhilVerma/writinglint/issues/new?template=false-positive.yml&title=rule%3A%20reader-first%2Fprocedure-thread-detour)