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calendar/agents/rules/quality-no-followup-prs.md
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d4ea931bf8 feat(agents): add modular engineering rules from 2026 standards (#26847)
* feat(agents): add modular engineering rules from 2026 standards

Add a rules directory with individual rule files derived from the
Cal.com Engineering in 2026 and Beyond blog post. Rules are organized
by section (architecture, quality, data, api, performance, testing,
patterns, culture) following the Vercel agent-skills structure.

Includes:
- _sections.md defining rule categories and impact levels
- _template.md for creating new rules
- 14 individual rule files covering key engineering standards
- README documenting the rules structure and usage

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* feat(agents): consolidate DI and Repository+DTO docs into rules

- Move di-pattern.md content to rules/patterns-di-pattern.md
- Extract Repository + DTO section from knowledge-base.md into:
  - rules/data-repository-methods.md (method naming conventions)
  - rules/data-dto-boundaries.md (DTO location and naming)
- Update knowledge-base.md to reference the new rule files
- Delete old di-pattern.md file

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* chore(agents): remove stub reference sections from knowledge-base.md

The rules directory is self-contained with its own README, so these
redirect sections are unnecessary clutter.

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* refactor(agents): combine DI pattern rules into single file

Merged patterns-di-pattern.md into patterns-dependency-injection.md
to eliminate overlap and create one comprehensive DI guide.

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title, impact, impactDescription, tags
title impact impactDescription tags
Minimize Follow-up PRs for Small Refactors HIGH Prevents technical debt accumulation quality, pr, refactoring, technical-debt

Minimize Follow-up PRs for Small Refactors

Impact: HIGH

Follow-up PRs for minor improvements rarely materialize. Instead, they accumulate as technical debt that burdens us months or years later. If a small refactor can be done now, do it now.

Incorrect:

// PR comment: "I'll fix this naming in a follow-up PR"
const d = getUserData(); // Bad variable name
const r = processData(d); // Another bad name

// The follow-up PR never happens, and now we have unclear code

Correct:

// Fix it in the same PR
const userData = getUserData();
const processedResult = processData(userData);

When follow-ups are acceptable:

  • Substantial changes that genuinely warrant separate PRs
  • Exceptional, urgent cases where the current PR must ship immediately
  • Changes that require additional review from different stakeholders

The principle: The "slowness" of doing things right is an investment, not a cost. Code that's architected correctly from the start doesn't need massive refactors later.

Reference: Cal.com Engineering Blog