- Scan directory structure for project type identification
- Detect language, framework, package manager
- Identify build tools, CI/CD config, test framework
- Map high-level architecture (monorepo, microservices, etc.)
2. Semantic Index Building
Four parallel index domains:
- Code Index: Source files with exports, purposes, dependencies
- Test Index: Test files with cases, fixtures, patterns
- Config Index: Configuration files with parsed rules
- API Index: Public interfaces, types, data models
3. Convention Discovery
- Code style patterns (naming, structure, organization)
- Error handling conventions
- Testing conventions (naming, structure, assertions)
- Git commit message conventions
- Documentation standards
- Language-conditional standards
4. Rule Generation
Convert conventions into enforceable rules:
{
"id": "ts-no-any",
"category": "coding-standards",
"description": "Avoid 'any' type; use 'unknown' and narrow",
"severity": "error",
"autoFixable": false,
"language": "typescript"
}
Rule Categories
| Category | Examples | |----------|---------| | core | task-and-workflow, testing, verification | | dev-practices | development-practices, context-management | | tools | research-tools, cli-tools | | coding-standards | Language-specific rules (conditional) |
Output Artifacts
artifacts/CONVENTIONS.md-- Discovered conventionsartifacts/SEARCH-INDEX.json-- Semantic search indexartifacts/RULES.md-- Generated project rules