# Repository instructions

## Commit convention

Use Conventional Commits for all commit messages.
Before writing a commit message, read `docs/conventional-commits.md`.
Do not add agent attribution or co-author trailers.

## Technical writing

Use `docs/technical-writing.md` and `docs/dictionary.md` for authored prose.
Use the nearest project dictionary for project-specific domain language.

## Gotchas

- When materializing an external specification, standard, or project-maintained convention, use the upstream source instead of reconstructing it from memory.
  Preserve local policy separately from copied upstream text.