.clinerules
Cline rules for SvelteKit
Cline and Roo Code read project rules before they edit. A root `.clinerules` file is the shared place for stack commands, safety limits, and how the agent should use tools. This copy is written for a SvelteKit project. This repository is a SvelteKit app. Load data in load functions, mutate through form actions, and write new components with Svelte 5 runes.
The example uses a balanced, readable style, pragmatic tests, and comments only where the intent is not obvious. Open the generator to make the agent stricter, switch to test-first, quiet the comments, or pick a different file.
The example assumes SvelteKit with Svelte 5 runes (`$state`, `$derived`, `$props`). It does not assume a database or an auth library. If the repo is still on Svelte 4 stores, follow the local style instead of rewriting it.
Example file
Balanced strictness, readable style, pragmatic tests. Download name: .clinerules
# Cline and Roo rules
Project rules for Cline and Roo Code in this SvelteKit repository.
Use the project's commands. Do not invent a package manager, and do not run destructive shell commands.
## Tool use
- Read the files you will change before editing them.
- Prefer a focused patch over rewriting a whole file.
- Run the test command from this file after a behavior change, or say why you could not.
- Do not delete generated folders, lockfiles, or migrations unless the task says so.
## Stack
This repository is a SvelteKit app. Load data in load functions, mutate through form actions, and write new components with Svelte 5 runes.
## Layout
- Routes live in `src/routes/`. Shared UI lives in `src/lib/components/`.
- Server-only modules belong in `*.server.ts` files or under `$lib/server`.
- Keep `+page.svelte` focused on rendering. Data loading belongs in `+page.server.ts` or `+page.ts`.
## Commands
- Dev server: `npm run dev`
- Production build: `npm run build`
- Typecheck: `npm run check`
- Tests: `npm test`
Use the script the repo already defines when it differs from the command above.
## Conventions
- Load data in load functions. Do not fetch in `onMount` for data the server can load.
- Mutations go through form actions when the route already uses them.
- New components use Svelte 5 runes. Do not introduce a store for state a rune can hold.
- Use `$lib` imports for shared code. Relative imports that climb out of a route are a smell.
- Type the load function's data and the component's `$props`.
- Progressive enhancement matters. A form should still make sense without a custom click handler.
## Testing
Add or update tests when behavior changes.
Use the runner the repo already has. Test load functions and form actions as data, and add a browser test only for a real interaction.
## Style
- Optimize for the next reader over the shortest diff.
- Comment only when the why is non-obvious.
- Name things the way neighboring files already do.
- Do not reformat code you did not change.
## Errors
- Fail at the boundary. Do not swallow errors.
- Use SvelteKit's `error` and `fail` helpers so the page can render a useful message. Do not throw a bare string.
## Scope
- Do the requested task. Do not refactor unrelated code.
- Match the rigor already in the repo. Fix what you touch.
- Ask one clarifying question only when the task cannot be finished without it. Otherwise state the assumption and continue.
## Avoid
- Do not import `$lib/server` into client code.
- Do not put secrets in `$env/dynamic/public` or `$env/static/public`.
- Do not disable SSR for a route to paper over a window access bug.
- Do not rewrite a working Svelte 4 component into runes unless you are already editing it.
## Done when
- The requested behavior works.
- `npm run check` is clean for the files you touched, and the route still loads in `npm run dev`.
- The diff stays inside the task.
- You list anything you could not run.
Add it to the project
01
Copy a starting file
Copy the example Cline rules on this page, or open the generator if you want different testing, strictness, or comment rules.
02
Save it at .clinerules
Save it as `.clinerules` at the root of the SvelteKit repo. If you use Roo Code rules per folder, copy the body to `.roo/rules/project.md` as well.
03
Start a fresh agent session
Rules files are read when a session starts. A chat that is already open may still be using the old instructions.
04
Give it one small task
Ask for one change a SvelteKit agent often gets wrong, such as a page whose data comes from a load function rather than onMount. If it ignores the file, confirm the path and start a new session.
Questions about this file
Where do I put Cline rules in a SvelteKit repo?
Save it as `.clinerules` at the root of the SvelteKit repo. If you use Roo Code rules per folder, copy the body to `.roo/rules/project.md` as well.
Which tools read this Cline rules?
Cline reads `.clinerules`. Roo Code reads `.clinerules` and can also load `.roo/rules`. Other agents ignore this filename.
What does the SvelteKit example assume?
The example assumes SvelteKit with Svelte 5 runes (`$state`, `$derived`, `$props`). It does not assume a database or an auth library. If the repo is still on Svelte 4 stores, follow the local style instead of rewriting it.
Does VibeSpell upload my repository?
No. Recipe pages are static, and the generator builds the file in your browser from the options you pick. Your source code never leaves the machine.
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