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RulePort javascript-standards.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from lewiesnyder/RulePort. It costs 219 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Node.js and JavaScript coding rules for a project that uses CommonJS modules and standard Node.js environments without a build step.

In plain words
What is it for?
They guide module syntax, variable declarations, async/await usage, fatal-error handling, dependency choices, and terminal error messages.
Why use it?
They create consistent expectations for syntax, asynchronous code, error handling, dependencies, and command-line failures. This makes contributions easier to review and run.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Written for GitHub Copilot: a Copilot instructions file.

This is lewiesnyder/RulePort's own configuration. It tells GitHub Copilot how to work on RulePort 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 RulePort configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to lewiesnyder/RulePort. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lewiesnyder/RulePort/main/.github/instructions/javascript-standards.instructions.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/lewiesnyder/RulePort

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

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Security

Grade A, and why

RulePort javascript-standards.instructions.md scanned grade A with 1 finding 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 2mo ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

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Expected in a hook, worth knowing in a rule or an instructions file.

- Minimize external dependencies. Usage of native `fs`, `path`, and `child_process` is preferred.
.github/instructions/javascript-standards.instructions.md · 25 lines

What it actually says

JavaScript Standards

Syntax

  • Use CommonJS (require) for this project to maintain compatibility with standard Node.js environments without build steps.
  • Use const for variables that don't change, let for those that do. Avoid var.
  • Use String Interpolation (Template Literals) over concatenation.

Async Patterns

  • Prefer async/await over raw .then() chains.
  • Always wrap top-level await implementations or main execution logic in try/catch blocks.

Error Handling

  • Scripts must exit with process.exit(1) on fatal errors.
  • console.error messages should be prefixed with an emoji (e.g., ❌) for visibility in terminal logs.

Dependencies

  • Minimize external dependencies. Usage of native fs, path, and child_process is preferred.
  • yaml is the only strictly required 3rd party dependency.
Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 2mo ago First seen · 25 lines · 219 tokens per session scan A a16b3b443be9

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RulePort javascript-standards.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository lewiesnyder/RulePort (2 stars, last pushed 8mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 219 tokens to every session, about $0.0009 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (runs shell commands). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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