Technical.md

Define your team’s coding standards.

What is Technical.md?

Technical.md is a markdown file that defines your project’s coding standards. Candid reads it during reviews and flags violations.

Quick Start

Auto-Generate

/candid-init

Analyzes your codebase and generates a Technical.md based on detected patterns.

Use a Template

Copy a template from the Candid repo:

• Technical-minimal.md - Starter with 15 rules
• Technical-react.md - React projects
• Technical-node.md - Node.js backend
• Technical-python.md - Python projects

File Location

Place Technical.md in either:

• Project root: ./Technical.md
• Claude directory: ./.claude/Technical.md

Keep It Light

The most important rule: a short Technical.md beats a comprehensive one.

• Under 200 lines of actual rules
• Only rules you’d block a PR for
• Skip what your linter already handles
• Prune rules that aren’t violated

Learn More

• Creating custom standards — Write effective rules