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.github/instructions/delivery-architecture.instructions.md

caracal delivery-architecture.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from Garudex-Labs/caracal. It costs 260 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A set of software delivery rules for the Caracal products. It covers separating development from production, managing feature rollouts, sharing common code, and keeping deployments repeatable.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when designing packaging, deployments, distribution, feature flags, shared components, or delivery workflows in Caracal or Caracal Enterprise.
Why use it?
It helps prevent test tools, debugging behavior, secrets, and unfinished features from reaching production. It also reduces duplicated shared logic and complicated delivery steps.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is Garudex-Labs/caracal's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on caracal itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything caracal configures →

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caracal delivery-architecture.instructions.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 10d ago.

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.github/instructions/delivery-architecture.instructions.md · 15 lines

What it actually says

Delivery And Architecture

  • Separate development and production behavior through explicit configuration, build targets, secrets handling, and deployment paths.
  • Must not mix development tooling, debug behavior, mock integrations, or test-only dependencies into production artifacts or runtime paths.
  • Use feature flags for incomplete, risky, or staged functionality so rollout and rollback stay controlled without branching the codebase.
  • Keep feature flag evaluation, defaults, and lifecycle management centralized instead of scattering ad hoc checks through the codebase.
  • Centralize shared components such as configuration, error models, utilities, and cross-cutting helpers within a single approved layer per product.
  • Must not duplicate shared logic across packages, apps, or services when a current in-product shared layer already owns that concern.
  • Keep packaging, deployment, and distribution flows reproducible, minimal, and automation-friendly.
  • Choose designs that improve security, performance, and maintainability without adding unnecessary steps, tools, or local setup burden to the developer workflow.
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caracal delivery-architecture.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Garudex-Labs/caracal (206 stars, last pushed 3d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 260 tokens to every session, about $0.0013 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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