Repo Hardening Skill

Best practices for setting up quality tooling across different language stacks.

Language Detection

Detect stack from project files:

Language References

Per-language tooling configs (linting, formatting, type checking, hooks, coverage):

.editorconfig

Universal editor settings:

root = true

[*]
indent_style = space
indent_size = 2
end_of_line = lf
charset = utf-8
trim_trailing_whitespace = true
insert_final_newline = true

[*.{py,rs}]
indent_size = 4

[*.go]
indent_style = tab
indent_size = 4

[*.md]
trim_trailing_whitespace = false

[Makefile]
indent_style = tab

.gitattributes

Normalize line endings:

* text=auto eol=lf
*.{cmd,[cC][mM][dD]} text eol=crlf
*.{bat,[bB][aA][tT]} text eol=crlf
*.pdf binary
*.png binary
*.jpg binary
*.gif binary

Setup Priority

1. .editorconfig - Universal, no dependencies
2. Linter - Catches bugs early
3. Formatter - Consistent style
4. Git hooks - Enforce on commit
5. Type checker - Optional but recommended
6. Test coverage - Enforce minimum threshold (default: 80%)

Common Mistakes

1. Conflicting rules - Ensure linter and formatter agree (use eslint-config-prettier)
2. Missing hook permissions - chmod +x .git/hooks/*
3. Hook not running - Ensure .git/hooks/pre-commit exists (not .git/hooks/pre-commit.sample)
4. Too strict initially - Start with warnings, graduate to errors