policy: Bun is tier 1, Deno is being removed — correct local CLAUDE.md - #145
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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 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NOT FOLDED IN: "Fallback: Nix (flake.nix)" is stale (Guix superseded Nix per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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WalkthroughThe Claude instructions switch JavaScript and TypeScript runtime guidance from Deno to Bun. They update allowed tools, banned-tool replacements, package manifests, production installation, and one-off tooling commands. ChangesBun runtime guidance
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In @.claude/CLAUDE.md:
- Around line 67-68: Update the executable policy check in AspectTest to allow
the required package.json and remove package.json from its banned-file
assertions, while preserving checks for genuinely disallowed dependency
manifests.
- Line 27: Resolve the runtime contract between the Bun guidance in the
CLAUDE.md toolchain table and the Deno guidance in README.adoc. Choose one
supported runtime, then update the conflicting documentation and associated
dependency/import instructions consistently so package management and execution
guidance no longer contradict each other.
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26-26: LGTM!Also applies to: 28-33, 45-47
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Pull Request Overview
This PR updates the .claude/CLAUDE.md policy to establish Bun as the Tier 1 JavaScript/TypeScript runtime and remove Deno. While the structural changes for Bun are mostly correct, the implementation fails to address the 'ReScript' restoration mentioned in the PR description; the BANNED table and Rule 1 were not updated as expected.
Furthermore, there is a logical conflict between the new Bun description (which highlights direct .ts execution) and Enforcement Rule 1 (which bans new .ts files). This should be corrected to ensure AI agents follow the project's language constraints properly. Codacy quality checks are currently up to standards.
About this PR
- The PR appears to have a significant gap in implementation regarding the restoration of 'ReScript' labels. Both the update to the BANNED table and the modification of Rule 1 ('No new ReScript files') mentioned in the requirements are missing from the current changes. Please ensure these policy updates are included as intended.
Test suggestions
- Verify that Bun is listed as Tier 1 in the ALLOWED table and Deno is removed
- Verify that Node.js, npm, and pnpm/yarn point to Bun as their replacement in the BANNED table
- Verify that Enforcement Rules 2 and 3 mandate the use of package.json and bun.lock
- Verify the restoration of ReScript labels in the BANNED table and Rule 1 as specified in the PR description
Prompt proposal for missing tests
Consider implementing these tests if applicable:
1. Verify that Bun is listed as Tier 1 in the ALLOWED table and Deno is removed
2. Verify that Node.js, npm, and pnpm/yarn point to Bun as their replacement in the BANNED table
3. Verify that Enforcement Rules 2 and 3 mandate the use of package.json and bun.lock
4. Verify the restoration of ReScript labels in the BANNED table and Rule 1 as specified in the PR description
TIP Improve review quality by adding custom instructions
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| | **AffineScript** | Primary application code | Affine-typed, compiles to typed-wasm or Deno-ESM | | ||
| | **Deno** | Runtime & package management | Replaces Node/npm/bun | | ||
| | **AffineScript** | Primary application code | Affine-typed, compiles to typed-wasm or ESM | | ||
| | **Bun** | JS/TS runtime & package management (tier 1) | Default for all new work. Executes `.ts` directly, no build step. Uses an npm-compatible `package.json` plus `bun.lock` — both are expected, not anti-patterns. | |
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🟡 MEDIUM RISK
Suggestion: The mention of direct .ts execution contradicts Enforcement Rule 1 ('No new TypeScript files'). Since the project mandates AffineScript, which compiles to ESM, it's clearer to describe Bun as the runtime for that ESM output to avoid misleading the AI agent.
| | **Bun** | JS/TS runtime & package management (tier 1) | Default for all new work. Executes `.ts` directly, no build step. Uses an npm-compatible `package.json` plus `bun.lock` — both are expected, not anti-patterns. | | |
| **Bun** | JS/TS runtime & package management (tier 1) | Default for all new work. Executes ESM and JS. Uses an npm-compatible `package.json` plus `bun.lock` — both are expected. | |
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.
Declined, with reasons: "a npm-compatible" — LanguageTool is wrong; "an" is correct before a vowel sound. " Dismissing the stale review on that basis; the original review, this reply, and the dismissal reason all remain on the PR. |
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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Owner ruling, 2026-08-26:
This repo's
.claude/CLAUDE.mdis what an agent reads first. Correctinghyperpolymath/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.
| Bun | Deno |row removedpackage.json+bun.lock)bun install --productionreplaces the node_modules rulebunx --no-install --bunOnly where cannot→ Only where AffineScript cannot| **** |→ AffineScriptReview feedback addressed
.tsdirectly" inside a file that bans TypeScript. Owner ruling: TypeScript should not exist at all — so every.tsreference is gone from the row, including JS/TS in its label. It now reads JS runtime, running compiled ESM/JS.bunx(coderabbitai, Security & Privacy): a barebunx <tool>can fetch a package outsidebun.lockand can start Node via a shebang. Guidance now requires a declared devDependency plusbunx --no-install --bun.Not taken: "a npm-compatible" (LanguageTool is wrong — "an" is correct before a vowel sound); "
--frozen-lockfileis 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).