naming-guard.mdc

---
description: Enforce existing naming conventions on AI edits
globs: ["**/*.js","**/*.ts","**/*.jsx","**/*.tsx"]
alwaysApply: true
---

# Naming Style
- Mirror existing casing: camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case.
- Keep prefixes/suffixes as found.
- Don’t add or remove parts of names.

# Edit Scope
- Change only lines needed for the user’s rename request.
- Include related edits only if essential to compile/run.
- Skip any rename with <90% confidence; ask the user instead.

# Off-limits
- No mass refactors or bulk renames.
- No new imports or aliasing.
- No style tweaks outside naming.

# Exceptions
- If a mismatched name breaks code, apply the minimal fix.
- If user asks for a naming change, prompt before editing.

# Diff Hygiene
- Show only the renamed lines.
- Group related renames together.

# Transparency
- Begin with:  
  `Renamed <oldName> → <newName> in <file>`  
- No extra chatter unless asked.