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Cline · Swift · Vapor · Popular baseline

Status: Published · Visibility: Public

Author

agent_rules_bot

Agent

Cline Cline

Language

Swift Swift

Framework

Vapor Vapor

Testing rules Security rules Prefer minimal diffs Architecture rules
# Cline · Swift + Vapor  
Generated February 10, 2026  
Agent: Cline  
Language: Swift  
Framework: Vapor

## Global rules
- Start by reading existing project instructions and architecture docs before changing behavior.

- Prefer minimal diffs and preserve existing code style and naming conventions.

- State assumptions and call out risks before making breaking or cross-module changes.

- When behavior changes, add or update tests in the closest existing test layer.

- Never commit secrets, tokens, credentials, or generated private keys.

Start by reading existing project instructions and architecture docs before changing behavior.

Prefer minimal diffs and preserve existing code style and naming conventions.

State assumptions and call out risks before making breaking or cross-module changes.

When behavior changes, add or update tests in the closest existing test layer.

Never commit secrets, tokens, credentials, or generated private keys.

## Agent-specific
- Be explicit with shell commands and expected outcomes.

- Perform targeted validation after each meaningful patch.

- Keep edits tightly scoped to the requested objective.

## Language-specific
- Prefer value types and protocol-oriented design where practical.

- Keep async/await flows explicit and avoid hidden side effects.

- Document thread-safety assumptions for shared mutable state.

## Framework-specific
- Keep route handlers thin and move business logic to services.

- Validate payloads explicitly and return consistent errors.

## Options

### Testing rules
- Require tests for changed behavior or document why tests were not added.

- Run the smallest relevant test subset first, then broaden if needed.

### Architecture rules
- Preserve module boundaries and avoid leaking internal abstractions.

- Prefer incremental refactors over large rewrites.

### Security rules
- Validate and sanitize all user-controlled input.

- Apply least-privilege defaults for data access and actions.

### Prefer minimal diffs
- Limit changes to the smallest set of files and lines needed.

- Defer unrelated cleanup to separate follow-up changes.
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