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description: Core Tel-Agent rules for every Cursor session
alwaysApply: true
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# Tel-Agent — always

- Read `CLAUDE.md` and `AGENTS.md` before substantive edits. Spec wins on conflict: `docs/SPEC.md`.
- **English only** in code, comments, commits, PRs, issues.
- **Never name a competitor** in any public artefact. Check before commit.
- **Never commit secrets**, real recordings, or real transcripts.
- Work comes from a claimed GitHub issue. Stay inside it; park extras in `IDEAS.md`.
- Milestone 0 = web chat stream + cancel + stored conversation. Phone is last.
- Conversation layer must satisfy voice constraints (stream, barge-in/cancel, latency) even on text channels.
- Do not invent features outside the issue or current milestone.

## Architecture at a glance

- `web/` → `api/` only. Never call `agent/` from the browser.
- `api/` never touches audio. `agent/` never serves the dashboard.
- `agent/` ↔ `api/` communicate via DB / Redis, not HTTP to each other.