Atomic Commits

Work in small, focused increments. Every commit should be atomic. Every PR should be reviewable in one sitting.

Atomic Commit Criteria

Every commit must:

1. Pass CI — tests, linter, build all green
2. Be deployable — application is in a valid state
3. Introduce no dead code — no unreachable code, unused imports, or half-wired features

One Commit, One Type of Work

• Refactor — restructure code without changing behavior
• Feature — the behavior change itself
• Cleanup — remove old code, update docs

If the commit message needs "and", split it.