The latest articles on DEV Community by Alexandru Cioc (@whitehatd). https://dev.to/whitehatd https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3862914%2F68aa569c-60f7-454a-83b4-4aba0eab6f06.png https://dev.to/whitehatd en Alexandru Cioc Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:29:44 +0000 https://dev.to/whitehatd/i-stopped-copy-pasting-my-lint-rules-into-12-different-config-files-13b2 https://dev.to/whitehatd/i-stopped-copy-pasting-my-lint-rules-into-12-different-config-files-13b2 <p>Every project I work on has the same problem: my lint/test/build rules exist in my CI workflow, my pre-commit hook, my <code>.cursorrules</code>, my <code>AGENTS.md</code>, my <code>GEMINI.md</code>, and 7 more files. When I change a rule in one place, the others drift.</p> <p>I built <a href="https://github.com/WhitehatD/crag" rel="noopener noreferrer">crag</a> to fix this.</p> <h2> What it does </h2> <p>You write one ~20-line <code>governance.md</code>. crag compiles it to 12 downstream files atomically:</p> <ul> <li> <code>.github/workflows/gates.yml</code> (GitHub Actions)</li> <li><code>.husky/pre-commit</code></li> <li><code>.pre-commit-config.yaml</code></li> <li> <code>AGENTS.md</code> (Codex, Aider, Factory)</li> <li><code>.cursor/rules/governance.mdc</code></li> <li><code>GEMINI.md</code></li> <li><code>.github/copilot-instructions.md</code></li> <li> <code>.clinerules</code>, <code>.continuerules</code>, <code>.windsurfrules</code> </li> <li><code>.zed/rules.md</code></li> <li><code>.sourcegraph/cody-instructions.md</code></li> </ul> <p>Change one line, regenerate everything.</p> <h2> Try it in 3 seconds </h2> <div class="highlight js-code-highlight"> <pre class="highlight shell"><code>npx @whitehatd/crag demo </code></pre> </div> <p>No install. No config. No network. No LLM. ~500ms to a verified<br> 12-target pipeline with a determinism SHA printed inline.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frdb7vopnwrda3lxcnc3p.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Frdb7vopnwrda3lxcnc3p.gif" alt="npx @whitehatd/crag demo Usage" width="960" height="540"></a></p> <h2> What backs it up </h2> <ul> <li>512 tests passing across Ubuntu + macOS + Windows × Node 18/20/22</li> <li>Stress-tested on 101 OSS repos (4,400 invocations, 0 crashes)</li> <li>Reference benchmark: 40/40 Grade A on ship-ready governance</li> <li>Deterministic: same input → byte-identical output, SHA-verified on every CI push across 9 runners</li> <li>Zero runtime dependencies</li> </ul> <p>GitHub: <a href="https://github.com/WhitehatD/crag" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/WhitehatD/crag</a><br> npm: <a href="https://www.npmjs.com/package/@whitehatd/crag" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.npmjs.com/package/@whitehatd/crag</a></p> <p><em>MIT licensed. If you use more than one AI coding tool alongside CI,<br> this is for you.</em></p> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> <code>devtools</code>, <code>opensource</code>, <code>javascript</code>, <code>ai</code></p> automation productivity showdev tooling