README.md

Common Rules

This directory contains language-agnostic engineering rules.

Canonical Placement

• Rule entry: docs/rules/common/{rule-topic}.md
• coding-style.md - naming, code structure, comments, and formatting defaults
• security.md - secret handling, input validation, dependency safety, and logging constraints
• git-workflow.md - branch, commit, PR, review, and merge expectations
• patterns.md - reuse conventions, decision scope, modularity, and error-handling patterns
• testing.md - test scope, quality criteria, coverage priorities, and verification expectations

File Convention

• Keep one topic per file
• Use concise, actionable guidance
• Keep guidance broadly applicable across languages and frameworks

How to Use

1. Start here before applying language-specific or framework-specific rules.
2. Follow these rules as defaults when no narrower rule overrides them.
3. Update rule files when team conventions change.