Introduction

Snowdream Tech AI IDE Template is an enterprise-grade, foundational repository template designed for modern software teams who use AI-powered coding assistants.

The Problem

As AI coding assistants proliferate — Cursor, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Cline, and 50+ others — every tool has its own configuration format, rules directory, and behavioral customization mechanism. Without a unified system, teams face:

• Inconsistency: Different AI assistants follow different rules, producing inconsistent results.
• Maintenance overhead: Updating a rule requires modifying dozens of per-IDE configuration files.
• Knowledge silos: Each team member's preferred AI tool gets different instructions.

The Solution: Single Source of Truth

This template establishes .agent/rules/ as the Single Source of Truth (SSoT) for all AI behavioral rules. Every supported IDE's configuration directory points back to this canonical location.

.agent/rules/          ← The Brain (you edit here)
    ├── 01-general.md
    ├── 02-coding-style.md
    └── ...

.cursor/rules/         ← Mirror
.cline/rules/          ← Mirror
.windsurf/rules/       ← Mirror
.aide/rules/           ← Mirror
... (50+ more)         ← Mirrors

Core Design Principles

1. Centralized, Not Distributed

Rules are written once in .agent/rules/ and propagated everywhere. No more hunting through 50 directories when you need to update a coding convention.

2. Language-Agnostic Intelligence

The rule system detects what languages and frameworks a project uses, then loads the appropriate specialized rules. Go rules for Go projects, React rules for React projects — automatically.

3. Full Lifecycle Management

Beyond just rules, the template includes the SpecKit workflow suite — a set of AI workflows covering the entire feature development lifecycle from specification through deployment.

4. Shift-Left Quality

Quality is enforced at every stage:

• Pre-commit hooks: 40+ standardized checks run locally to catch issues early.
• Unified CI Pipeline: Modernized GitHub Actions (make lint, make audit, make test) ensure 100% environment parity.
• Standardized Runtimes: Consistent use of Node.js 22 and Python 3.12 across all stages.
• DevContainer: Reproducible environment ensures 100% setup reliability.

Technology Stack

Layer	Technology
Rule System	Markdown (.agent/rules/)
Workflows	Markdown (.agent/workflows/)
Quality Gates	pre-commit + GitHub Actions
Container	Docker + DevContainer
Release	GoReleaser
Language Support	80+ languages and frameworks
AI IDE Support	50+ tools

Who Is This For?

• Individual developers who switch between AI tools and want consistent behavior.
• Teams that need to standardize AI assistant behavior across members.
• Organizations adopting AI-assisted development at scale.
• Open source maintainers who want contributors' AI tools to follow project conventions.