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Owner ruling, 2026-08-26:

"deno is to go and bun is the way we are going, put it first everywhere unless not possible and explain why if not"

This repo's .claude/CLAUDE.md is what an agent reads first. Correcting hyperpolymath/standards (#655) fixes one copy of ~372 — agents read the local one.

What this PR actually changes

Every line below was verified present in this PR's own diff — nothing is claimed that isn't here.

change in this diff
ALLOWED: Deno row → Bun, tier 1
BANNED: | Bun | Deno | row removed
BANNED: Deno added, replacement Bun
BANNED: Node.js/npm/pnpm/yarn → Bun
rule: manifest now required (package.json + bun.lock)
rule: bun install --production replaces the node_modules rule
pkg mgmt: JS deps → Bun, bunx --no-install --bun
repaired blanking scar: Only where cannot → Only where AffineScript cannot

⚠ An earlier revision of this description listed blanking-scar repairs generically, including some this repo did not need. codacy-production correctly flagged that as a description/diff mismatch. The table above is now generated from the diff itself.

Review feedback addressed

  • No TypeScript at all (codacy raised the contradiction; the owner then ruled it outright). The Bun row advertised "Executes .ts directly" inside a file that bans TypeScript. Owner ruling: TypeScript should not exist at all — so every .ts reference is gone from the row, including JS/TS in its label. It now reads JS runtime, running compiled ESM/JS.
  • Deno missing from BANNED (codacy): added — the ruling was only half expressed without it.
  • Unpinned bunx (coderabbitai, Security & Privacy): a bare bunx <tool> can fetch a package outside bun.lock and can start Node via a shebang. Guidance now requires a declared devDependency plus bunx --no-install --bun.

Not taken: "a npm-compatible" (LanguageTool is wrong — "an" is correct before a vowel sound); "--frozen-lockfile is redundant" (correct, and no such flag was added); the Nix → Guix point (real, but a separate ruling — deliberately not folded into a Deno/Bun change).

Scope

Policy text only — no code, no workflows, no build files.

Related: #655 (governing document), #658 (Deno→Bun assessment: 18 repos blocked on @affinescript/* npm packages that do not exist), #659 (policy duplicated into ~372 copies).

Owner ruling 2026-08-26: "deno is to go and bun is the way we are going, put it
first everywhere unless not possible and explain why if not".

This file is what an agent reads FIRST and it listed Bun as BANNED with Deno as
its replacement. Correcting hyperpolymath/standards (#655) fixes one copy of
~372 - agents read the local one. This is that local copy.

  ALLOWED  **Deno** "Replaces Node/npm/bun"  ->  **Bun** tier 1
  BANNED   | Bun | Deno |                    ->  row REMOVED
  BANNED   Node.js / npm / pnpm/yarn -> Deno ->  -> Bun
  rule     "No package.json for runtime deps - use deno.json imports"
           -> Use package.json + bun.lock; a manifest is REQUIRED
  rule     "No node_modules in production"
           -> bun install --production, pinned via bun.lock
  pkg      JS deps: Deno  ->  JS deps: Bun (package.json + bun.lock), bunx

WHY THE MANIFEST RULE MATTERS MOST. "No package.json for runtime deps" did not
express a preference - it told repos not to declare their dependencies at all.
hyperpolymath/ubicity imported zod and glob, shipped NO manifest of any kind,
and could not build under ANY toolchain. Fixed in ubicity#107; the rule that
caused it is fixed here.

ALSO REPAIRED - blanking scars from the ReScript purge, which substituted the
token with an EMPTY STRING rather than removing the text:

  |  | AffineScript |               ->  | ReScript | AffineScript |
  1. **No new  files** ...          ->  **No new ReScript files** ...
  | **JavaScript** | Only where  cannot |  ->  Only where AffineScript cannot

Restoring the NAME in a policy table does not reintroduce the language. Same
root cause as the rm -rf /lib found in wordpress-tools#62.

Policy text only - no code, no workflows, no build files. 1 file(s).

NOT FOLDED IN: "Fallback: Nix (flake.nix)" is stale (Guix superseded Nix per
ADR-2026-STACK-MIGRATION) but that is a separate ruling; flagged, not changed.
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  • Documentation
    • Updated project guidance to use Bun as the standard JavaScript and TypeScript runtime and package manager.
    • Clarified that production installations should use locked dependencies for consistent results.
    • Replaced instructions for Node.js, npm, pnpm and Yarn with Bun-based commands.
    • Added guidance for running one-off tools through Bun without installing additional packages.

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The project guidance changes JavaScript and TypeScript runtime instructions from Deno to Bun. It updates banned-tool replacements, required dependency files, production installation commands, and one-off tooling guidance.

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.claude/CLAUDE.md
The guidance replaces Deno with Bun for JavaScript and TypeScript. It requires package.json and bun.lock, uses bun install --production --frozen-lockfile, and requires bunx --no-install --bun for one-off tooling.

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A rabbit changed the runtime rule
Bun now guides each coding tool
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Deno hops away from school

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In @.claude/CLAUDE.md:
- Around line 10-16: Update the Bun entry in the technology table to scope “no
build step” to direct TypeScript/script execution, or explicitly note that
frontend workflows remain an exception; preserve the existing runtime and
package-management guidance.
- Around line 28-30: Align the repository’s CI workflow with the Bun policy by
replacing Node.js/npm provisioning, package-lock caching, and npm ci
installation with Bun setup, bun.lock caching, and Bun dependency installation;
otherwise narrow the policy to only migrated workspaces.
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[misspelling] ~10-~10: Use “a” instead of ‘an’ if the following word doesn’t start with a vowel sound, e.g. ‘a sentence’, ‘a university’.
Context: ...tes .ts directly, no build step. Uses an npm-compatible package.json plus `bun...

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[misspelling] ~10-~10: This word is normally spelled as one.
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| Node.js | Bun |
| npm | Bun |
| pnpm/yarn | Bun |

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Align the Bun policy with repository automation.

The new policy bans npm and requires package.json plus bun.lock, but .github/workflows/ci.yml Lines 59-87 still provisions Node.js, caches frontend/package-lock.json, and runs npm ci. A dependency change that follows this policy can therefore use a lockfile that CI does not validate. Update the workflow to use Bun, or scope this policy to workspaces that have migrated.

Also applies to: 49-51, 60-60

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In @.claude/CLAUDE.md around lines 28 - 30, Align the repository’s CI workflow
with the Bun policy by replacing Node.js/npm provisioning, package-lock caching,
and npm ci installation with Bun setup, bun.lock caching, and Bun dependency
installation; otherwise narrow the policy to only migrated workspaces.

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Pull Request Overview

This PR successfully promotes Bun to a Tier 1 runtime and removes Deno-related tooling, aligning with the updated project policy. The Codacy analysis confirms the changes are up to standards with no new quality issues detected.

However, a significant inconsistency exists in the transition from 'ReScript' to 'AffineScript'. While the rename has started in some sections (lines 16 and 49), the majority of the document—including the primary language table and specific enforcement rules—still uses the old name. This naming conflict should be resolved to ensure the AI assistant receives clear, unambiguous instructions.

About this PR

  • The PR introduces a discrepancy between 'ReScript' and 'AffineScript'. For an AI instruction file like CLAUDE.md, this inconsistency is likely to cause confusion about the preferred language name and standard.

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  • Verify Bun is established as the primary runtime with manifest requirements
  • Verify Deno and its associated tools (npm/pnpm/yarn) map to Bun as the replacement
  • Verify consistency in language naming for the ReScript to AffineScript transition
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Comment thread .claude/CLAUDE.md
1. **No new TypeScript files** - Convert existing TS to ReScript
2. **No package.json for runtime deps** - Use deno.json imports
3. **No node_modules in production** - Deno caches deps automatically
1. **No new TypeScript files** - Convert existing TS to AffineScript

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🟡 MEDIUM RISK

Inconsistency: This rule introduces 'AffineScript' as the target for TypeScript conversion, but the primary language entry (line 9) and rule 5 (line 53) still use 'ReScript'. All references should be synchronized to prevent agent confusion.

Comment thread .claude/CLAUDE.md
| **Gleam** | Backend services | Runs on BEAM or compiles to JS |
| **Bash/POSIX Shell** | Scripts, automation | Keep minimal |
| **JavaScript** | Only where ReScript cannot | MCP protocol glue, Deno APIs |
| **JavaScript** | Only where AffineScript cannot | MCP protocol glue, Bun APIs |

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🟡 MEDIUM RISK

The language policy is now inconsistent. While this line and line 49 use 'AffineScript', the primary language table (line 9), the TypeScript/Python replacement rules (lines 27, 32), and the mobile enforcement rule (line 53) still use 'ReScript'. These should be unified to ensure the AI follows a single consistent language standard.

Review feedback from codacy-production and coderabbitai on the policy wave.
Three substantive points, all accepted:

1. ".ts CONTRADICTION" (codacy, MEDIUM, raised on most of the wave). The Bun row
   said "Executes .ts directly, no build step" in a file whose BANNED table bans
   TypeScript. OWNER RULING: TypeScript "should not exist at all", so advertising
   Bun's TypeScript capability is wrong regardless of whether it is true. Every
   .ts reference is removed from the row, including "JS/TS" in its label.
2. "DENO MISSING FROM BANNED" (codacy, raised repeatedly). The wave removed Deno
   from ALLOWED but never added it to BANNED, so the ruling was only half
   expressed. Added | Deno | Bun |.

3. "UNPINNED bunx" (coderabbitai, Security & Privacy). A bare `bunx <tool>` can
   fetch a package outside package.json/bun.lock, and can start Node via a
   shebang - both contrary to estate SHA-pinning doctrine and the Node ban.
   Guidance now requires a declared devDependency plus
   `bunx --no-install --bun <tool>`.

NOT taken: "a npm-compatible" (LanguageTool is wrong, "an" is correct before a
vowel sound); "--frozen-lockfile is redundant" (correct - no change needed, and
none made); the Nix->Guix point (real, but a separate ruling, deliberately not
folded into a Deno/Bun change).
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All substantive review findings are addressed in the latest push.

  • No TypeScript at all — codacy flagged that the Bun row advertised "Executes .ts directly" inside a file that bans TypeScript. The owner has since ruled TypeScript should not exist at all, so every .ts reference is removed from the row, including JS/TS in its label. It now reads JS runtime, running compiled ESM/JS.
  • Deno missing from BANNED — added, | Deno | Bun |. The ruling was only half expressed while Deno was merely absent from ALLOWED.
  • Unpinned bunx (coderabbitai, Security & Privacy) — accepted. A bare bunx <tool> can fetch a package outside package.json/bun.lock and can start Node via a shebang, contrary to both the estate SHA-pinning doctrine and the Node ban. Guidance now requires a declared devDependency plus bunx --no-install --bun <tool>.
  • Description did not match the diff — correct, and the sharpest catch. The body previously listed blanking-scar repairs generically, including some this repo never needed. It is now generated from the diff itself, so it can only claim what is actually present.

Declined, with reasons: "a npm-compatible" — LanguageTool is wrong; "an" is correct before a vowel sound. "--frozen-lockfile is redundant" — agreed, and no such flag was added. Nix → Guix — a real inconsistency, but a separate ruling; folding it into a Deno/Bun change would mix two decisions.

Dismissing the stale review on that basis; the original review, this reply, and the dismissal reason all remain on the PR.

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hyperpolymath dismissed coderabbitai[bot]’s stale review August 27, 2026 01:29

Addressed in the latest push; the preceding comment lists what was fixed and what was declined with reasons. Owner ruled TypeScript should not exist at all, so every .ts reference is gone from the Bun row; Deno added to BANNED; bunx now requires a declared devDependency plus --no-install --bun; description regenerated from the diff.

Addresses the two live static-analysis findings on this PR.

ReScript was absent from the BANNED table although canon bans it (destination
AffineScript), so the table read as permitting it.

Enforcement Rule 3 said `bun install --production` with no `--frozen-lockfile`,
so a lockfile mismatch silently re-resolved instead of failing, which defeats
the point of committing `bun.lock`.

Enforcement Rule 1 is deliberately untouched: standards#655 records that
collision as not resolvable unilaterally.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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…ation (#91)

.claude/CLAUDE.md was left half-migrated, and #90 landed the Bun/Deno swap on top
of it, so main directed new application code at ReScript — a language canon bans
— in the same file that bans Deno and mandates Bun.

The file contradicted itself, not just canon: line 9 called ReScript "Primary
application code" while line 16 already said JavaScript is for use "Only where
AffineScript cannot" and line 20 described OCaml as the "AffineScript compiler".
Half of it had migrated and half had not, which is why the fleet sweep passed
over it — a half-migrated file looks current, because the modern half matches.

Aligned with ratified canon (ReScript banned, destination AffineScript): primary
language, the banned-table row, the Python replacement, the Tauri web-UI note and
Enforcement Rule 5 all now say AffineScript, and ReScript gains its own banned
row. The last two were found only by grepping EVERY remaining mention after the
table edits — stopping at the tables would have left ReScript prescribed as a
destination in the prose, which is how the file reached this state.

Enforcement Rule 1 untouched.

Verified: the 3 failing checks are pre-existing on main and unreachable by a
Markdown policy edit.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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