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+---
+name: frontend-ui-engineering
+description: Builds production-quality, accessible, responsive user-facing UIs. Use when building or modifying interfaces and pages, creating components, implementing layouts, meeting WCAG accessibility requirements, managing state, or when the output needs to look and feel production-quality rather than AI-generated.
+---
+
+# Frontend UI Engineering
+
+## Overview
+
+Build production-quality user interfaces that are accessible, performant, and visually polished. The goal is UI that looks like it was built by a design-aware engineer at a top company — not like it was generated by an AI. This means real design system adherence, proper accessibility, thoughtful interaction patterns, and no generic "AI aesthetic."
+
+## When to Use
+
+- Building new UI components or pages
+- Modifying existing user-facing interfaces
+- Implementing responsive layouts
+- Adding interactivity or state management
+- Fixing visual or UX issues
+
+## Component Architecture
+
+### File Structure
+
+Colocate everything related to a component:
+
+```
+src/components/
+  TaskList/
+    TaskList.tsx          # Component implementation
+    TaskList.test.tsx     # Tests
+    TaskList.stories.tsx  # Storybook stories (if using)
+    use-task-list.ts      # Custom hook (if complex state)
+    types.ts              # Component-specific types (if needed)
+```
+
+### Component Patterns
+
+**Prefer composition over configuration:**
+
+```tsx
+// Good: Composable
+<Card>
+  <CardHeader>
+    <CardTitle>Tasks</CardTitle>
+  </CardHeader>
+  <CardBody>
+    <TaskList tasks={tasks} />
+  </CardBody>
+</Card>
+
+// Avoid: Over-configured
+<Card
+  title="Tasks"
+  headerVariant="large"
+  bodyPadding="md"
+  content={<TaskList tasks={tasks} />}
+/>
+```
+
+**Keep components focused:**
+
+```tsx
+// Good: Does one thing
+export function TaskItem({ task, onToggle, onDelete }: TaskItemProps) {
+  return (
+    <li className="flex items-center gap-3 p-3">
+      <Checkbox checked={task.done} onChange={() => onToggle(task.id)} />
+      <span className={task.done ? 'line-through text-muted' : ''}>{task.title}</span>
+      <Button variant="ghost" size="sm" onClick={() => onDelete(task.id)}>
+        <TrashIcon />
+      </Button>
+    </li>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+**Separate data fetching from presentation:**
+
+```tsx
+// Container: handles data
+export function TaskListContainer() {
+  const { tasks, isLoading, error } = useTasks();
+
+  if (isLoading) return <TaskListSkeleton />;
+  if (error) return <ErrorState message="Failed to load tasks" retry={refetch} />;
+  if (tasks.length === 0) return <EmptyState message="No tasks yet" />;
+
+  return <TaskList tasks={tasks} />;
+}
+
+// Presentation: handles rendering
+export function TaskList({ tasks }: { tasks: Task[] }) {
+  return (
+    <ul role="list" className="divide-y">
+      {tasks.map(task => <TaskItem key={task.id} task={task} />)}
+    </ul>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+## State Management
+
+**Choose the simplest approach that works:**
+
+```
+Local state (useState)           → Component-specific UI state
+Lifted state                     → Shared between 2-3 sibling components
+Context                          → Theme, auth, locale (read-heavy, write-rare)
+URL state (searchParams)         → Filters, pagination, shareable UI state
+Server state (React Query, SWR)  → Remote data with caching
+Global store (Zustand, Redux)    → Complex client state shared app-wide
+```
+
+**Avoid prop drilling deeper than 3 levels.** If you're passing props through components that don't use them, introduce context or restructure the component tree.
+
+## Design System Adherence
+
+### Reference-led UI quality
+
+When the product needs a distinct visual direction, collect evidence before choosing a layout:
+
+1. Search a trusted reference catalogue or use references supplied by the product team.
+2. Study two or three relevant screens. Record decisions about hierarchy, density, navigation, controls, responsive behavior, and interaction states.
+3. Turn those decisions into a short design contract before implementation. Name the screen's job, primary action, required states, responsive rules, and patterns to reject.
+4. Rebuild the useful structure in the product's own components, tokens, content, and visual language. Never copy another product's branding, proprietary text, imagery, or exact layout.
+
+Use references as evidence, not as templates. If references are unavailable, document the assumptions and verify the result against the product's existing design system.
+
+### Avoid the AI Aesthetic
+
+AI-generated UI has recognizable patterns. Avoid all of them:
+
+| AI Default | Why It Is a Problem | Production Quality |
+|---|---|---|
+| Purple/indigo everything | Models default to visually "safe" palettes, making every app look identical | Use the project's actual color palette |
+| Excessive gradients | Gradients add visual noise and clash with most design systems | Flat or subtle gradients matching the design system |
+| Rounded everything (rounded-2xl) | Maximum rounding signals "friendly" but ignores the hierarchy of corner radii in real designs | Consistent border-radius from the design system |
+| Generic hero sections | Template-driven layout with no connection to the actual content or user need | Content-first layouts |
+| Lorem ipsum-style copy | Placeholder text hides layout problems that real content reveals (length, wrapping, overflow) | Realistic placeholder content |
+| Oversized padding everywhere | Equal generous padding destroys visual hierarchy and wastes screen space | Consistent spacing scale |
+| Stock card grids | Uniform grids are a layout shortcut that ignores information priority and scanning patterns | Purpose-driven layouts |
+| Shadow-heavy design | Layered shadows add depth that competes with content and slows rendering on low-end devices | Subtle or no shadows unless the design system specifies |
+
+### Spacing and Layout
+
+Use a consistent spacing scale. Don't invent values:
+
+```css
+/* Use the scale: 0.25rem increments (or whatever the project uses) */
+/* Good */  padding: 1rem;      /* 16px */
+/* Good */  gap: 0.75rem;       /* 12px */
+/* Bad */   padding: 13px;      /* Not on any scale */
+/* Bad */   margin-top: 2.3rem; /* Not on any scale */
+```
+
+### Typography
+
+Respect the type hierarchy:
+
+```
+h1 → Page title (one per page)
+h2 → Section title
+h3 → Subsection title
+body → Default text
+small → Secondary/helper text
+```
+
+Don't skip heading levels. Don't use heading styles for non-heading content.
+
+### Color
+
+- Use semantic color tokens: `text-primary`, `bg-surface`, `border-default` — not raw hex values
+- Ensure sufficient contrast (4.5:1 for normal text, 3:1 for large text)
+- Don't rely solely on color to convey information (use icons, text, or patterns too)
+
+## Accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)
+
+Every component must meet these standards:
+
+### Keyboard Navigation
+
+```tsx
+// Every interactive element must be keyboard accessible
+<button onClick={handleClick}>Click me</button>        // ✓ Focusable by default
+<div onClick={handleClick}>Click me</div>               // ✗ Not focusable
+<div role="button" tabIndex={0} onClick={handleClick}    // ✓ But prefer <button>
+     onKeyDown={e => {
+       if (e.key === 'Enter') handleClick();
+       if (e.key === ' ') e.preventDefault();
+     }}
+     onKeyUp={e => {
+       if (e.key === ' ') handleClick();
+     }}>
+  Click me
+</div>
+```
+
+### ARIA Labels
+
+```tsx
+// Label interactive elements that lack visible text
+<button aria-label="Close dialog"><XIcon /></button>
+
+// Label form inputs
+<label htmlFor="email">Email</label>
+<input id="email" type="email" />
+
+// Or use aria-label when no visible label exists
+<input aria-label="Search tasks" type="search" />
+```
+
+### Focus Management
+
+```tsx
+// Move focus when content changes
+function Dialog({ isOpen, onClose }: DialogProps) {
+  const closeRef = useRef<HTMLButtonElement>(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (isOpen) closeRef.current?.focus();
+  }, [isOpen]);
+
+  // Trap focus inside dialog when open
+  return (
+    <dialog open={isOpen}>
+      <button ref={closeRef} onClick={onClose}>Close</button>
+      {/* dialog content */}
+    </dialog>
+  );
+}
+```
+
+### Meaningful Empty and Error States
+
+```tsx
+// Don't show blank screens
+function TaskList({ tasks }: { tasks: Task[] }) {
+  if (tasks.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div role="status" className="text-center py-12">
+        <TasksEmptyIcon className="mx-auto h-12 w-12 text-muted" />
+        <h3 className="mt-2 text-sm font-medium">No tasks</h3>
+        <p className="mt-1 text-sm text-muted">Get started by creating a new task.</p>
+        <Button className="mt-4" onClick={onCreateTask}>Create Task</Button>
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  return <ul role="list">...</ul>;
+}
+```
+
+## Responsive Design
+
+Design for mobile first, then expand:
+
+```tsx
+// Tailwind: mobile-first responsive
+<div className="
+  grid grid-cols-1      /* Mobile: single column */
+  sm:grid-cols-2        /* Small: 2 columns */
+  lg:grid-cols-3        /* Large: 3 columns */
+  gap-4
+">
+```
+
+Test at these breakpoints: 320px, 768px, 1024px, 1440px.
+
+## Loading and Transitions
+
+```tsx
+// Skeleton loading (not spinners for content)
+function TaskListSkeleton() {
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-3" aria-busy="true" aria-label="Loading tasks">
+      {Array.from({ length: 3 }).map((_, i) => (
+        <div key={i} className="h-12 bg-muted animate-pulse rounded" />
+      ))}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// Optimistic updates for perceived speed
+function useToggleTask() {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+
+  return useMutation({
+    mutationFn: toggleTask,
+    onMutate: async (taskId) => {
+      await queryClient.cancelQueries({ queryKey: ['tasks'] });
+      const previous = queryClient.getQueryData(['tasks']);
+
+      queryClient.setQueryData(['tasks'], (old: Task[]) =>
+        old.map(t => t.id === taskId ? { ...t, done: !t.done } : t)
+      );
+
+      return { previous };
+    },
+    onError: (_err, _taskId, context) => {
+      queryClient.setQueryData(['tasks'], context?.previous);
+    },
+  });
+}
+```
+
+## See Also
+
+For detailed accessibility requirements and testing tools, see `../../references/accessibility-checklist.md`.
+
+## Common Rationalizations
+
+| Rationalization | Reality |
+|---|---|
+| "Accessibility is a nice-to-have" | It's a legal requirement in many jurisdictions and an engineering quality standard. |
+| "We'll make it responsive later" | Retrofitting responsive design is 3x harder than building it from the start. |
+| "The design isn't final, so I'll skip styling" | Use the design system defaults. Unstyled UI creates a broken first impression for reviewers. |
+| "This is just a prototype" | Prototypes become production code. Build the foundation right. |
+| "The AI aesthetic is fine for now" | It signals low quality. Use the project's actual design system from the start. |
+
+## Red Flags
+
+- Components with more than 200 lines (split them)
+- Inline styles or arbitrary pixel values
+- Missing error states, loading states, or empty states
+- No keyboard navigation testing
+- Color as the sole indicator of state (red/green without text or icons)
+- Generic "AI look" (purple gradients, oversized cards, stock layouts)
+
+## Verification
+
+After building UI:
+
+- [ ] Component renders without console errors
+- [ ] All interactive elements are keyboard accessible (Tab through the page)
+- [ ] Screen reader can convey the page's content and structure
+- [ ] Responsive: works at 320px, 768px, 1024px, 1440px
+- [ ] Loading, empty, error, success, and permission states handled when applicable
+- [ ] Follows the project's design system (spacing, colors, typography)
+- [ ] The rendered result passes a final UI-specific finish-gate review
+- [ ] No accessibility warnings in dev tools or axe-core

package/skills/git-workflow-and-versioning/SKILL.md

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+---
+name: git-workflow-and-versioning
+description: Structures git workflow practices. Use when making any code change. Use when committing, branching, resolving conflicts, splitting uncommitted work in a messy working tree into clean atomic commits, opening or reviewing a pull request (PR), pushing to a remote, or when you need to organize work across multiple parallel streams. Use when cutting a release, choosing a semantic version bump, tagging, or writing a changelog.
+---
+
+# Git Workflow and Versioning
+
+## Overview
+
+Git is your safety net. Treat commits as save points, branches as sandboxes, and history as documentation. With AI agents generating code at high speed, disciplined version control is the mechanism that keeps changes manageable, reviewable, and reversible.
+
+## When to Use
+
+Always. Every code change flows through git.
+
+## Core Principles
+
+### Trunk-Based Development (Recommended)
+
+Keep `main` always deployable. Work in short-lived feature branches that merge back within 1-3 days. Long-lived development branches are hidden costs — they diverge, create merge conflicts, and delay integration. DORA research consistently shows trunk-based development correlates with high-performing engineering teams.
+
+```
+main ──●──●──●──●──●──●──●──●──●──  (always deployable)
+        ╲      ╱  ╲    ╱
+         ●──●─╱    ●──╱    ← short-lived feature branches (1-3 days)
+```
+
+This is the recommended default. Teams using gitflow or long-lived branches can adapt the principles (atomic commits, small changes, descriptive messages) to their branching model — the commit discipline matters more than the specific branching strategy.
+
+- **Dev branches are costs.** Every day a branch lives, it accumulates merge risk.
+- **Release branches are acceptable.** When you need to stabilize a release while main moves forward.
+- **Feature flags > long branches.** Prefer deploying incomplete work behind flags rather than keeping it on a branch for weeks.
+
+### 1. Commit Early, Commit Often
+
+Each successful increment gets its own commit. Don't accumulate large uncommitted changes.
+
+```
+Work pattern:
+  Implement slice → Test → Verify → Commit → Next slice
+
+Not this:
+  Implement everything → Hope it works → Giant commit
+```
+
+Commits are save points. If the next change breaks something, you can revert to the last known-good state instantly.
+
+### 2. Atomic Commits
+
+Each commit does one logical thing:
+
+```
+# Good: Each commit is self-contained
+git log --oneline
+a1b2c3d Add task creation endpoint with validation
+d4e5f6g Add task creation form component
+h7i8j9k Connect form to API and add loading state
+m1n2o3p Add task creation tests (unit + integration)
+
+# Bad: Everything mixed together
+git log --oneline
+x1y2z3a Add task feature, fix sidebar, update deps, refactor utils
+```
+
+### 3. Descriptive Messages
+
+Commit messages explain the *why*, not just the *what*:
+
+```
+# Good: Explains intent
+feat: add email validation to registration endpoint
+
+Prevents invalid email formats from reaching the database.
+Uses Zod schema validation at the route handler level,
+consistent with existing validation patterns in auth.ts.
+
+# Bad: Describes what's obvious from the diff
+update auth.ts
+```
+
+**Format:**
+```
+<type>: <short description>
+
+<optional body explaining why, not what>
+```
+
+**Types:**
+- `feat` — New feature
+- `fix` — Bug fix
+- `refactor` — Code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature
+- `test` — Adding or updating tests
+- `docs` — Documentation only
+- `chore` — Tooling, dependencies, config
+
+### 4. Keep Concerns Separate
+
+Don't combine formatting changes with behavior changes. Don't combine refactors with features. Each type of change should be a separate commit — and ideally a separate PR:
+
+```
+# Good: Separate concerns
+git commit -m "refactor: extract validation logic to shared utility"
+git commit -m "feat: add phone number validation to registration"
+
+# Bad: Mixed concerns
+git commit -m "refactor validation and add phone number field"
+```
+
+**Separate refactoring from feature work.** A refactoring change and a feature change are two different changes — submit them separately. This makes each change easier to review, revert, and understand in history. Small cleanups (renaming a variable) can be included in a feature commit at reviewer discretion.
+
+### 5. Size Your Changes
+
+Target ~100 lines per commit/PR. Changes over ~1000 lines should be split. See the splitting strategies in `code-review-and-quality` for how to break down large changes.
+
+```
+~100 lines  → Easy to review, easy to revert
+~300 lines  → Acceptable for a single logical change
+~1000 lines → Split into smaller changes
+```
+
+## Branching Strategy
+
+### Feature Branches
+
+```
+main (always deployable)
+  │
+  ├── feature/task-creation    ← One feature per branch
+  ├── feature/user-settings    ← Parallel work
+  └── fix/duplicate-tasks      ← Bug fixes
+```
+
+- Branch from `main` (or the team's default branch)
+- Keep branches short-lived (merge within 1-3 days) — long-lived branches are hidden costs
+- Delete branches after merge
+- Prefer feature flags over long-lived branches for incomplete features
+
+### Branch Naming
+
+```
+feature/<short-description>   → feature/task-creation
+fix/<short-description>       → fix/duplicate-tasks
+chore/<short-description>     → chore/update-deps
+refactor/<short-description>  → refactor/auth-module
+```
+
+## Working with Worktrees
+
+For parallel AI agent work, use git worktrees to run multiple branches simultaneously:
+
+```bash
+# Create a worktree for a feature branch
+git worktree add ../project-feature-a feature/task-creation
+git worktree add ../project-feature-b feature/user-settings
+
+# Each worktree is a separate directory with its own branch
+# Agents can work in parallel without interfering
+ls ../
+  project/              ← main branch
+  project-feature-a/    ← task-creation branch
+  project-feature-b/    ← user-settings branch
+
+# When done, merge and clean up
+git worktree remove ../project-feature-a
+```
+
+Benefits:
+- Multiple agents can work on different features simultaneously
+- No branch switching needed (each directory has its own branch)
+- If one experiment fails, delete the worktree — nothing is lost
+- Changes are isolated until explicitly merged
+
+## The Save Point Pattern
+
+```
+Agent starts work
+    │
+    ├── Makes a change
+    │   ├── Test passes? → Commit → Continue
+    │   └── Test fails? → Revert to last commit → Investigate
+    │
+    ├── Makes another change
+    │   ├── Test passes? → Commit → Continue
+    │   └── Test fails? → Revert to last commit → Investigate
+    │
+    └── Feature complete → All commits form a clean history
+```
+
+This pattern means you never lose more than one increment of work. If an agent goes off the rails, `git reset --hard HEAD` takes you back to the last successful state.
+
+## Change Summaries
+
+After any modification, provide a structured summary. This makes review easier, documents scope discipline, and surfaces unintended changes:
+
+```
+CHANGES MADE:
+- src/routes/tasks.ts: Added validation middleware to POST endpoint
+- src/lib/validation.ts: Added TaskCreateSchema using Zod
+
+THINGS I DIDN'T TOUCH (intentionally):
+- src/routes/auth.ts: Has similar validation gap but out of scope
+- src/middleware/error.ts: Error format could be improved (separate task)
+
+POTENTIAL CONCERNS:
+- The Zod schema is strict — rejects extra fields. Confirm this is desired.
+- Added zod as a dependency (72KB gzipped) — already in package.json
+```
+
+This pattern catches wrong assumptions early and gives reviewers a clear map of the change. The "DIDN'T TOUCH" section is especially important — it shows you exercised scope discipline and didn't go on an unsolicited renovation.
+
+## Pre-Commit Hygiene
+
+Before every commit:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Check what you're about to commit
+git diff --staged
+
+# 2. Ensure no secrets
+git diff --staged | grep -i "password\|secret\|api_key\|token"
+
+# 3. Run tests
+npm test
+
+# 4. Run linting
+npm run lint
+
+# 5. Run type checking
+npx tsc --noEmit
+```
+
+Automate this with git hooks:
+
+```json
+// package.json (using lint-staged + husky)
+{
+  "lint-staged": {
+    "*.{ts,tsx}": ["eslint --fix", "prettier --write"],
+    "*.{json,md}": ["prettier --write"]
+  }
+}
+```
+
+## Handling Generated Files
+
+- **Commit generated files** only if the project expects them (e.g., `package-lock.json`, Prisma migrations)
+- **Don't commit** build output (`dist/`, `.next/`), environment files (`.env`), or IDE config (`.vscode/settings.json` unless shared)
+- **Have a `.gitignore`** that covers: `node_modules/`, `dist/`, `.env`, `.env.local`, `*.pem`
+
+## Using Git for Debugging
+
+```bash
+# Find which commit introduced a bug
+git bisect start
+git bisect bad HEAD
+git bisect good <known-good-commit>
+# Git checkouts midpoints; run your test at each to narrow down
+
+# View what changed recently
+git log --oneline -20
+git diff HEAD~5..HEAD -- src/
+
+# Find who last changed a specific line
+git blame src/services/task.ts
+
+# Search commit messages for a keyword
+git log --grep="validation" --oneline
+```
+
+## Release & Versioning
+
+Commits are how *you* track change; a **version** is how your *consumers* track it. The moment anything else depends on your code — another team, a published package, a deployed client — "latest on main" stops being a sufficient answer to "what am I running, and is it safe to upgrade?" A version number and a changelog are the contract that answers it.
+
+### Semantic Versioning
+
+For anything with consumers, version `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH` and let the number carry meaning:
+
+```
+  MAJOR  breaking change — consumers must change their code to upgrade
+  MINOR  new functionality, backward-compatible — safe to upgrade
+  PATCH  bug fix, backward-compatible — safe to upgrade
+```
+
+The number is a promise, so make the code match it. A "patch" that changes behavior consumers relied on is a major change wearing a disguise (Hyrum's Law — see the `api-and-interface-design` skill). When unsure whether a change is breaking, assume it is; a surprise major is far cheaper than a broken consumer.
+
+### Tag the release, and let the tag be the source of truth
+
+A release is an immutable point in history, not a moving branch. Tag it so it can always be reproduced:
+
+```bash
+git tag -a v1.4.0 -m "Release 1.4.0"
+git push origin v1.4.0
+```
+
+Derive the version from the tag rather than hand-editing it in scattered files, so the artifact, the tag, and the changelog can never disagree.
+
+### Keep a changelog written for humans
+
+A changelog is not `git log`. It's the curated, consumer-facing answer to "what changed and do I care?" — grouped by `Added / Changed / Fixed / Deprecated / Removed / Security`, newest on top, every entry phrased around user impact, not internal mechanics.
+
+```markdown
+## [1.4.0] - 2025-06-12
+### Added
+- Bulk task import via CSV
+### Fixed
+- Timezone drift in recurring task due dates
+### Deprecated
+- `GET /v1/tasks/all` — use the paginated `GET /v1/tasks` (removal in 2.0)
+```
+
+Write the entry in the same change that makes the change, while the impact is fresh — not reconstructed from commit archaeology at release time. Breaking changes get a migration note and a deprecation window (follow the `deprecation-and-migration` skill); shipping the actual release is the `shipping-and-launch` skill's job — this section is the versioning contract that feeds it.
+
+## Common Rationalizations
+
+| Rationalization | Reality |
+|---|---|
+| "I'll commit when the feature is done" | One giant commit is impossible to review, debug, or revert. Commit each slice. |
+| "The message doesn't matter" | Messages are documentation. Future you (and future agents) will need to understand what changed and why. |
+| "I'll squash it all later" | Squashing destroys the development narrative. Prefer clean incremental commits from the start. |
+| "Branches add overhead" | Short-lived branches are free and prevent conflicting work from colliding. Long-lived branches are the problem — merge within 1-3 days. |
+| "I'll split this change later" | Large changes are harder to review, riskier to deploy, and harder to revert. Split before submitting, not after. |
+| "I don't need a .gitignore" | Until `.env` with production secrets gets committed. Set it up immediately. |
+| "It's just a small fix, bump the patch" | Check what consumers can observe. A behavior change they relied on is a major, whatever the diff size. |
+| "The changelog is just the commit log" | Commits are for you; the changelog is for consumers, curated by impact. Generating one from raw commits buries what matters. |
+| "We'll write the changelog at release time" | By then the impact is reconstructed from memory and half of it is missing. Write the entry with the change. |
+
+## Red Flags
+
+- Large uncommitted changes accumulating
+- Commit messages like "fix", "update", "misc"
+- Formatting changes mixed with behavior changes
+- No `.gitignore` in the project
+- Committing `node_modules/`, `.env`, or build artifacts
+- Long-lived branches that diverge significantly from main
+- Force-pushing to shared branches
+- A breaking change shipped under a minor or patch version bump
+- A release with no tag, or a version number hand-edited out of sync with the tag
+- A user-facing release with no changelog entry, or a changelog that's just dumped commit messages
+
+## Verification
+
+For every commit:
+
+- [ ] Commit does one logical thing
+- [ ] Message explains the why, follows type conventions
+- [ ] Tests pass before committing
+- [ ] No secrets in the diff
+- [ ] No formatting-only changes mixed with behavior changes
+- [ ] `.gitignore` covers standard exclusions
+
+For every release (anything with consumers):
+
+- [ ] The version bump matches the change: breaking → major, additive → minor, fix → patch
+- [ ] The release is tagged, and the version is derived from the tag, not hand-edited out of sync
+- [ ] The changelog has a curated, human-readable entry grouped by impact for this version