packmind-create-standard

Standard Creator

This skill provides a complete walkthrough for creating coding standards via the Packmind CLI.

About Coding Standards

Coding standards are collections of rules that capture team conventions, best practices, and coding guidelines. They help maintain consistency across codebases and enable GitLab Duo to follow your team's specific practices.

What Standards Provide

1. Consistent code style - Rules that enforce naming conventions, formatting, and structure
2. Best practices - Guidelines for error handling, testing, security, and performance
3. Domain knowledge - Company-specific patterns, architectural decisions, and business logic
4. Code examples - Positive/negative examples that demonstrate correct vs incorrect usage

Standard Structure

Every standard is drafted as a markdown file with this structure:

# Standard Name

## Description

What the standard covers and why.

## Scope

Comma-separated glob patterns for files where the standard applies (e.g., "**/*.ts", "**/*.spec.ts,**/*.test.ts").

## Rules

### Rule description starting with action verb

#### Positive Example

\`\`\`typescript
// Valid code example
\`\`\`

#### Negative Example

\`\`\`typescript
// Invalid code example
\`\`\`

### Another rule without examples

Naming Guidelines

The # Title heading is the display name shown in indexes and dashboards. The slug is auto-generated from it — never write the slug yourself.

Format: Use Title Case with spaces — natural language, not a slug.

• Capitalize each significant word
• Use spaces between words, never hyphens or underscores
• Be descriptive and specific (2–5 words) — indicate the domain/technology and the aspect covered

Examples:

• ✅ "TypeScript Testing Conventions", "React Component File Organization", "Backend Error Handling"
• ❌ "typescript-testing-conventions" (slug format — use Title Case with spaces)
• ❌ "testing" (too generic)
• ❌ "good-practices" (slug format and too vague)
• ❌ "Standards for Code" (describes meta-concept, not the actual domain)