Examples

The best way to understand .principles is to see the full loop in motion.

The demo path

The canonical walkthrough lives in demo/presentation.md.

It demonstrates the project on a real codebase and shows the flow end to end:

1. install the commands
2. run dot-scout
3. run dot-audit on a target
4. inspect the findings
5. fix, commit, push, and open a PR
6. run dot-prime before the next coding session

What to look for in the walkthrough

• how .principles files are placed in different subtrees
• how the audit groups findings by severity
• how the workflow supports both setup-time and day-to-day use
• how the commands stay conversational instead of becoming a dense CLI surface

Example questions to try in your own repo

• Can dot-scout separate docs, infra, and application code cleanly?
• Does dot-prime surface the few rules your team most wants active?
• Does dot-audit catch the kinds of issues your best reviewer would flag?

If the answer becomes yes often enough, the framework is earning its place.