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APAW/.kilo/rules/nodejs.md
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Agents: 6,235 → 1,454 lines (-77%). Each agent compressed to Role/Behavior/Delegates/Output/Handoff format.
Gitea commenting extracted to shared block (.kilo/shared/gitea-commenting.md).
Self-evolution protocol extracted to shared block (.kilo/shared/self-evolution.md).
Gitea API client centralized (.kilo/shared/gitea-api.md).

Rules: 2,358 → 1,189 lines (-50%). Deleted sdet-engineer.md (duplicate of agent)
and orchestrator-self-evolution.md (moved to shared/). Compressed docker (549→26),
flutter (521→28), go (283→21), nodejs (271→27), code-skeptic (59→14) to checklists
with skill references.

Fitness: 54/54 tests pass, 29/29 agents validated, fitness=0.92
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NodeJS Reference

Quick reference for Node.js/Express development. Detailed patterns in .kilo/skills/nodejs-*.

Checklist

  • const/let only, never var
  • async/await everywhere, Promise.all for parallel ops
  • try/catch with centralized error middleware (never swallow)
  • Validate + sanitize input; parameterized queries; helmet middleware
  • express.Router() for routes; handlers thin; error handler last
  • Transactions for multi-write DB operations
  • Structured logging (pino/winston); never log sensitive data
  • JWT: short-lived access + refresh tokens; httpOnly cookies; never put secrets in payload
  • bcrypt for passwords (cost ≥ 12); never store plaintext
  • .env for secrets; validate required env vars on startup
  • Exact dependency versions; npm audit regularly
  • Streaming for large files; pagination for lists; compression middleware

Common Patterns

routes/user.js → router.get('/', auth, validate, ctrl.list)
middleware/error.js → app.use(errorHandler) // last
db → connection pool, transactions for writes
tests → Jest, 80%+ coverage, mock externals