# Rule Template: Configuration Rules

## Variables
- {TECH_STACK_NAME}: Tech stack display name
- {CONFIG_FILES}: List of config file patterns

## Output Format

```markdown
---
paths:
  - "*.config.*"
  - ".*rc"
  - ".*rc.{js,json,yaml,yml}"
  - "package.json"
  - "tsconfig*.json"
  - "pyproject.toml"
  - "Cargo.toml"
  - "go.mod"
  - ".env*"
---

# {TECH_STACK_NAME} Configuration Rules

## Project Setup

[Configuration guidelines from Exa research]

### Essential Config Files
- [List primary config files]
- [Purpose of each]

### Recommended Structure
```
project/
├── [config files]
├── src/
└── tests/
```

## Tooling

[Linters, formatters, bundlers]

### Linting
- Tool: [ESLint/Pylint/etc]
- Config file: [.eslintrc/pyproject.toml/etc]
- Key rules to enable

### Formatting
- Tool: [Prettier/Black/etc]
- Integration with editor
- Pre-commit hooks

### Build Tools
- Bundler: [Webpack/Vite/etc]
- Build configuration
- Optimization settings

## Environment

[Environment management]

### Environment Variables
- Naming conventions
- Required vs optional
- Secret handling
- .env file structure

### Development vs Production
- Environment-specific configs
- Feature flags
- Debug settings

## Dependencies

[Dependency management]
- Lock file usage
- Version pinning strategy
- Security updates
- Peer dependencies
```

## Content Guidelines

- Focus on config file best practices
- Include security considerations
- Cover development workflow setup
- Mention CI/CD integration where relevant
