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description: Enforce frontmatter, body shape, and voice for governance rule files
paths:
  - '.claude/rules/**/*.md'
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# Rule authoring standards

## Authority

- Follow the rule-authoring standard for rule frontmatter, body shape, and voice. It is the single source. Read it with `aitk standards rule`.
- Read it before writing or editing a rule. Do not work the shape from memory.