AI_Terminal: Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Project Context

Ultracite enforces strict type safety, accessibility standards, and consistent code quality for JavaScript/TypeScript projects using Biome's lightning-fast formatter and linter.

Key Principles

• Zero configuration required
• Subsecond performance
• Maximum type safety
• AI-friendly code generation

Before Writing Code

1. Analyze existing patterns in the codebase
2. Consider edge cases and error scenarios
3. Follow the rules below strictly
4. Validate accessibility requirements

Rules

Accessibility (a11y)

• Don't use accessKey attribute on any HTML element.
• Don't set aria-hidden="true" on focusable elements.
• Don't add ARIA roles, states, and properties to elements that don't support them.
• Don't use distracting elements like <marquee> or <blink>.
• Only use the scope prop on <th> elements.
• Don't assign non-interactive ARIA roles to interactive HTML elements.
• Make sure label elements have text content and are associated with an input.
• Don't assign interactive ARIA roles to non-interactive HTML elements.
• Don't assign tabIndex to non-interactive HTML elements.
• Don't use positive integers for tabIndex property.
• Don't include "image", "picture", or "photo" in img alt prop.
• Don't use explicit role property that's the same as the implicit/default role.
• Make static elements with click handlers use a valid role attribute.
• Always include a title element for SVG elements.
• Give all elements requiring alt text meaningful information for screen readers.
• Make sure anchors have content that's accessible to screen readers.
• Assign tabIndex to non-interactive HTML elements with aria-activedescendant.
• Include all required ARIA attributes for elements with ARIA roles.
• Make sure ARIA properties are valid for the element's supported roles.
• Always include a type attribute for button elements.
• Make elements with interactive roles and handlers focusable.
• Give heading elements content that's accessible to screen readers (not hidden with aria-hidden).
• Always include a lang attribute on the html element.
• Always include a title attribute for iframe elements.
• Accompany onClick with at least one of: onKeyUp, onKeyDown, or onKeyPress.
• Accompany onMouseOver/onMouseOut with onFocus/onBlur.
• Include caption tracks for audio and video elements.
• Use semantic elements instead of role attributes in JSX.
• Make sure all anchors are valid and navigable.
• Ensure all ARIA properties (aria-*) are valid.
• Use valid, non-abstract ARIA roles for elements with ARIA roles.
• Use valid ARIA state and property values.
• Use valid values for the autocomplete attribute on input elements.
• Use correct ISO language/country codes for the lang attribute.