# Standards Reference

The reference half of the Standards description: the enforceable rules,
patterns, and the internal library catalog that agents consult while coding.

- **Build Recipe** — the ordered, agentic checklist for a new app.
- **Layering Rules** — the strict request → domain → repository layering and
  the rules that enforce it.
- **Composition Root** — a single composition point wiring the whole app.
- **Spec-First Routing** — the OpenAPI contract as the routing source of truth.
- **CRUD Template** — the standardized generic resource endpoint scaffold.
- **Pipeline Scaffold** — the deterministic pipeline skeleton for multi-stage
  jobs.
- **Worker & Progress** — queued work, progress reporting, and visibility.
- **Human-in-the-Loop** — guardrails and approvals inside automations.
- **Infra Adapters** — how infrastructure connects without leaking into domain.
- **Genericity Matrix** — what is library-backed, template-provided, or authored.
- **Library Registry** — the catalog of internal libraries behind all of it.

Read the **Wiki** for the philosophy and rationale; these pages are the
reference that mirrors the `standards` MCP bundle.