Instructions Overview

This page lists instruction sets built into the installed vstack package and explains where they apply.

What Instructions Are

Instructions define repository conventions that apply automatically by file pattern.

In vstack, instructions are generated into .github/instructions/*.instructions.md.

Instruction	What It Helps With
`git`	Git and release hygiene conventions for branches, commits, and release workflows.
`helm`	Helm chart conventions for chart templates and values files.
`java`	Java coding conventions for source, tests, and build configuration.
`k8s`	Kubernetes manifest conventions for workloads and services.
`markdown`	Markdown authoring standards for docs, READMEs, and ADRs.
`python`	Python coding conventions for modules, tests, and CLI code.
`rancher`	Rancher and Fleet conventions for governance and cluster config.
`security`	Security policy for code, configuration, and infrastructure.
`terraform`	Terraform coding conventions for modules and root configs.
`terragrunt`	Terragrunt conventions for DRY multi-environment setups.
`testing`	Test authoring conventions for behavior-focused coverage.
`typescript`	TypeScript and JavaScript coding conventions.