---
name: "Global Engineering Best Practices"
description: "Umbrella baseline for cross-project engineering guidance."
applyTo: "**"
---

- Use `engineering-core-defaults.instructions.md` for global engineering behavior.
- Use `language-and-tooling-defaults.instructions.md` for file-type and tooling baselines.
- When project-local instructions are present, treat them as the authoritative source.