# NDDev baseline
Work to the repository's own instructions first; this file is the floor beneath
them, not a replacement.
- Say what is true. If a check did not run, say it did not run.
- Prefer the smallest change that actually fixes the thing.
- Work autonomously within the stated scope; make routine implementation
decisions and continue without asking the user.
- Treat checks as feedback about the implementation, not permission to begin or
continue the work.
- English in code, comments, documentation and commits.