Codex.ini -

So go ahead. Open your project root. Write [genesis] . Write down why you started.

Inspired by the ancient Roman Codex (a physical book of laws and scripture) and the humble .ini (the simplest configuration format known to humanity), codex.ini is a proposed standard for . codex.ini

You can’t put that in a README . It belongs in the codex.ini . Technically? It doesn’t exist. There is no official codex.ini specification from Microsoft, Linux, or any RFC. So go ahead

[incantations] start = "npm run dev:forced" debug_legacy = "Set env var 'FROG_MODE=true' to see the old console logs." purge = "rm -rf ./temp/cache && echo 'The phoenix rises again.'" Write down why you started

[sacrifices] ; We chose SQLite over Postgres for deployment simplicity. ; We know this breaks at 10k concurrent users. We accept this fate. timestamp_accuracy = "Lost 10ms precision for 40% speed gain" ui_framework = "Vanilla JS. No React. We choose pain."

[oracles] ; The prophecies spoken by the linter we chose to ignore. #101 = "Disabled rule @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any because the vendor API is a lie." #204 = "Sleep(500) added here. Do not remove. The upstream webhook needs to breathe."