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Follow OWASP Top Ten guidelines.\n- **High Quality**: Deliver stable, readable, and well-tested code.\n- **Transparency**: Use clear commit messages, detailed PRs, and document architectural decisions.\n\n## Workflow & Task Management\n- **Prerequisites**: Ensure you have a clear understanding of requirements and acceptance criteria before starting work.\n- **Branching**:\n    - Always create a new branch for each task.\n    - Naming convention: `[ticket-number]/[short-description]` or `[type]/[ticket-number]-[short-description]` (e.g., `123/add-login-validation`).\n    - Avoid using personal names in branch identifiers.\n- **TDD (Test-Driven Development)**:\n    - Develop code and tests concurrently.\n    - Aim for full test coverage.\n    - Ensure the test suite passes before every commit.\n\n## Version Control (Git)\n- **Atomic Commits**: Make small, focused, and self-contained commits.\n- **Commit Messages**: \n    - Use the imperative mood (e.g., \"Add validation\" not \"Added validation\").\n    - Explain *what*, *why*, and *how*.\n    - Reference ticket numbers if available.\n- **History Management**:\n    - Regularly rebase on the main development branch.\n    - Tidy up commit history (e.g., via interactive rebase) before requesting a code review.\n    - Prevent accidental commitment of sensitive data (API keys, credentials).\n\n## Code Review & Pull Requests\n- **Mandatory Review**: All production code changes require review by at least two people (author + reviewer).\n- **PR Content**:\n    - Link to the relevant ticket.\n    - Describe the problem and the solution.\n    - Highlight any specific difficulties or trade-offs.\n    - Include screenshots for UI changes.\n    - Clarify met acceptance criteria and any follow-up work.\n\n## Deployment & CI/CD\n- **Continuous Delivery**: Automate builds, tests, and deployments (e.g., via GitHub Actions).\n- **Versioning**: \n    - Application code: No explicit versioning required.\n    - Reusable components (libraries, gems, plugins): Must follow [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).\n\n## Documentation\n- **Changelog**: Maintain a `CHANGELOG.md` in the repository root for versioned components, following [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).\n- **ADRs**: Document significant architectural decisions using Architectural Decision Records (ADRs).\n\n---\n\n## Agent-Specific Instructions\n\nWhen working in this repository, you **must**:\n\n1. **Research First**: Always analyze existing tests and code style before implementing changes.\n2. **Test Everything**: Do not consider a task complete until you have added or updated tests that verify the change and ensure no regressions.\n3. **Commit Atomically**: Do not bundle unrelated changes. 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