# Engineering Standards

> **This file has been consolidated. The canonical version is at [`.claude/standards/ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md`](../.claude/standards/ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md).**

## Why This Redirect?

The `persuade sync` command distributes automation files to target projects. Only files in `.claude/` are synced—this `/docs/` directory is **not** synced.

To ensure all projects receive the same engineering standards, the canonical source lives in `.claude/standards/ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md`.

## What Changed?

Previously, there were two versions:
- `.claude/standards/ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md` - "AI-optimized" concise version
- `/docs/ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md` - "Human-facing" comprehensive version

This caused:
- Maintenance burden keeping both in sync
- Confusion about which to reference
- Inconsistency when one was updated but not the other

Now there's **one source of truth**: `.claude/standards/ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md`

## Quick Links

- **[Engineering Standards](../.claude/standards/ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md)** - The canonical standards document
- **[Critical Rules](../.claude/standards/CLAUDE_CODE_RULES.md)** - Non-negotiable requirements for AI assistants
- **[Knowledge Base](../.claude/knowledge/README.md)** - Tactical tips and patterns

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**Status**: This file is a redirect. All content has been consolidated into `.claude/standards/ENGINEERING_STANDARDS.md`.
