# Project Guidelines Example > Example project-specific skill template. Use as a starting point when creating guidelines for your own projects. Use when this capability is needed. - Skill: `tomevault-io/project-guidelines-example-2` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/project-guidelines-example-2` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/project-guidelines-example-2/raw - Safety review: pending - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: Coding & Dev Tools - Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io) - Updated: 2026-09-17 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/project-guidelines-example-2 --- # Project Guidelines Skill (Example) This is an example of a project-specific skill. Use this as a template for your own projects. Based on a real production application: [Zenith](https://zenith.chat) - AI-powered customer discovery platform. ## When to Use Reference this skill when working on the specific project it's designed for. Project skills contain: - Architecture overview - File structure - Code patterns - Testing requirements - Deployment workflow ## Reference Documents - [Architecture & File Structure](references/architecture.md) - Tech stack, service diagram, directory layout - [Code Patterns](references/code-patterns.md) - API response format, frontend API calls, Claude AI integration, custom hooks - [Testing & Deployment](references/testing-deployment.md) - pytest, React Testing Library, deployment commands, environment variables ## Critical Rules 1. **No emojis** in code, comments, or documentation 2. **Immutability** - never mutate objects or arrays 3. **TDD** - write tests before implementation 4. **80% coverage** minimum 5. **Many small files** - 200-400 lines typical, 800 max 6. **No console.log** in production code 7. **Proper error handling** with try/catch 8. **Input validation** with Pydantic/Zod ## Related Skills - `coding-standards` - General coding best practices - `backend-patterns` - API and database patterns - `frontend-patterns` - React and Next.js patterns - `tdd-workflow` - Test-driven development methodology --- > Source: [cloudnative-co/claude-code-starter-kit](https://github.com/cloudnative-co/claude-code-starter-kit) — distributed by [TomeVault](https://tomevault.io).