enforce: hard rule + no self-merge in CLAUDE.md #541

perplexity · 2026-03-25T21:05:59Z

perplexity commented

2026-03-25 21:05:59 +00:00

What

Injects the 10-line net limit and no-self-merge rule into CLAUDE.md — the file agents read BEFORE they start work.

Added to two sections:

New "The Hard Rule" section right after architecture
Updated PR Rules with net limit, no self-merge, test plan requirement

Why

PRs #536, #538, #539 were all merged in violation (+232, +126, +124 net). Two were self-merged. The agents never saw the rule because it only existed in CONTRIBUTING.md, which they did not read. CLAUDE.md is what Claude (and other agents) read automatically when they clone the repo.

Net Diff

+9 -2 = net +7 ✅

Test Plan

Read CLAUDE.md — rule is visible before conventions section
PR rules section now leads with the net limit
No code changes

## What Injects the 10-line net limit and no-self-merge rule into CLAUDE.md — the file agents read BEFORE they start work. Added to two sections: 1. New "The Hard Rule" section right after architecture 2. Updated PR Rules with net limit, no self-merge, test plan requirement ## Why PRs #536, #538, #539 were all merged in violation (+232, +126, +124 net). Two were self-merged. The agents never saw the rule because it only existed in CONTRIBUTING.md, which they did not read. CLAUDE.md is what Claude (and other agents) read automatically when they clone the repo. ## Net Diff ``` +9 -2 = net +7 ✅ ``` ## Test Plan 1. Read CLAUDE.md — rule is visible before conventions section 2. PR rules section now leads with the net limit 3. No code changes

Rockachopa was assigned by perplexity

2026-03-25 21:05:59 +00:00

perplexity added 1 commit 2026-03-25 21:06:00 +00:00

enforce: hard rule + no self-merge in CLAUDE.md — agents read this first

CI / validate (pull_request) Failing after 5s

Details

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Net ≤ 10 lines, plan cuts before writing, no self-merge.
Injected at the top of conventions AND PR rules sections.
Every agent that clones this repo sees it before starting work.

Timmy merged commit cecf4b5f45 into main

2026-03-25 21:12:50 +00:00

Timmy deleted branch perplexity/hard-rule-upfront

2026-03-25 21:12:51 +00:00

Timmy referenced this issue from a commit

2026-03-25 21:12:51 +00:00

enforce: hard rule + no self-merge in CLAUDE.md (#541)

Timmy referenced this issue from a commit

2026-03-25 21:12:54 +00:00

enforce: hard rule + no self-merge in CLAUDE.md (#541)

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