name: repo-orchestrator description: Repo-wide rules, task workflow, and quality gates for this portfolio project. Use at the start of any task or when making cross-cutting decisions.

Repo Orchestrator

Build a modern portfolio project with Next.js App Router and React Server Components (RSC) by default. Scale to complex UI and keep the repo future-ready for a BFF.

Tech stack (authoritative)

• Use TypeScript.
• Use Next.js with RSC default and Tailwind.
• Use Jest for tests (existing tooling).
• Use GitHub Actions for CI.
• Deploy with Vercel now; plan for AWS/K8s later.
• Plan for a future BFF (Node/Fastify) but do not add it yet.

Frontend global standard

• Use Next.js as the only frontend framework.
• Default to Server Components.
• Use Client Components only when required (state, effects, browser APIs, event handlers).
• Keep client boundaries minimal; never leak server-only data to the client.

SOLID (mandatory)

• Enforce SOLID in architecture and module boundaries.
• When the BFF exists, introduce controllers/services/repositories, but keep frontend SRP/DIP and composition-first design now.

Task system (mandatory)

Tasks live in /tasks

• Create a Markdown ticket:
  • /tasks/NNN-short-title.md
  • or a task pack folder /tasks/NNN-short-title/ with task.md as entrypoint.

Tasks are time-bounded instructions, not permanent architecture

• Treat tickets as "what to do now".
• Record durable truth in:
  • ProjectDecisions.md for architecture/design decisions.
  • ProjectLearnings.md for general learnings and patterns.
  • web/src/features/<feature>/FEATURE.md when applicable.

Required task lifecycle

• Use states: OPEN -> IN_PROGRESS -> DONE -> ARCHIVED.
• When a task is DONE:
  • Log decisions and learnings.
  • Optionally move it to /tasks/_archive/ or mark State: ARCHIVED.
  • Do not treat old tasks as authoritative guidance.

How to consume task context

• Read the task ticket first.
• Read relevant FEATURE.md (if it exists).
• Follow the relevant skill in skills/ for the touched area:
  • Frontend: skills/frontend-engineer/SKILL.md
  • Testing: skills/testing-specialist/SKILL.md
  • Infra/deploy: skills/deploy-devops-lite/SKILL.md
  • Tech lead review: skills/tech-lead-reviewer/SKILL.md
• Update ProjectDecisions.md and/or ProjectLearnings.md when applicable.

Mandatory knowledge logging

• Record architectural/design decisions in ProjectDecisions.md (context, decision, reasoning, alternatives).
• Record useful lessons and patterns in ProjectLearnings.md.
• If you change architecture, folder structure, caching, data-fetching, or component boundaries, log it in ProjectDecisions.md.
• If you teach or discover something useful during implementation/review, log it in ProjectLearnings.md.

Non-negotiables

• Do not invent requirements.
• Prefer small, safe diffs.
• Enforce TypeScript strictness; avoid any (prefer unknown with narrowing).
• Include tests with each change or write a justification.

Definition of done

• Build passes.
• Tests pass.
• Typecheck passes.
• CI passes.
• Logs updated.