Rules
How to work with code — language standards, security, quality, git, CI/CD, Docker, MCP, documentation.
Designed to be installed alongside the codex plugin. Codex covers how to work with me. Rules covers how to work with code.
Rules
All files are installed to ~/.claude/rules/ with a rules- prefix, creating an ownership boundary. Non-prefixed files in that directory are user-managed and never touched.
Always-loaded (unglobbed)
| Source file | Installed as | Domain |
|---|
core-code-principles.md | rules-core-code-principles.md | Code style, naming, type annotations |
engineering-standards.md | rules-engineering-standards.md | Date/time, cost boundaries, containers |
git-workflow.md | rules-git-workflow.md | Commits, PRs, code review |
markdown-formatting.md | rules-markdown-formatting.md | Docs, tables, diagrams |
security-standards.md | rules-security-standards.md | OWASP, AI/LLM, supply chain |
testing-and-observability.md | rules-testing-and-observability.md | Testing, logging, tracing |
Conditional (globbed by file pattern)
| Source file | Installed as | Triggers on |
|---|
beads.md | rules-beads.md | .beads/** |
cicd.md | rules-cicd.md | CI/CD configs |
dockerfile.md | rules-dockerfile.md | Dockerfiles |
docs.md | rules-docs.md | Markdown files |
mcp.md | rules-mcp.md | MCP configs |
mermaid.md | rules-mermaid.md | Mermaid diagrams |
languages/bash.md | rules-bash.md | *.sh, *.bash |
languages/csharp.md | rules-csharp.md | *.cs, *.csproj |
languages/go.md | rules-go.md | *.go, go.mod |
languages/java.md | rules-java.md | *.java, pom.xml |
languages/javascript.md | rules-javascript.md | *.js, *.jsx |
languages/powershell.md | rules-powershell.md | *.ps1, *.psm1 |
languages/protobuf.md | rules-protobuf.md | *.proto |
languages/python.md | rules-python.md | *.py, pyproject.toml |
languages/rust.md | rules-rust.md | *.rs, Cargo.toml |
languages/typescript.md | rules-typescript.md | *.ts, *.tsx |
Install
# Via workbench hub
claude plugin install rules@workbench
claude plugin enable rules@workbench
# Then run the init command to copy rules to ~/.claude/rules/
/rules:init
The init command uses md5 hashing to detect changes — it never reads file contents into the LLM context. After running, it self-destructs from cache and reappears when the plugin updates.
License
MIT
cameronsjo