Development Guide

Entry point for VT Code contributor workflows.

Getting Started

• Development Setup - Canonical local setup and quality loop.
• Testing Guide - Test commands, structure, and benchmark coverage.
• C++ Core Guidelines Adoption - Policy for any C/C++ code introduced in this repository.
• CI/CD - Pipeline behavior and verification stages.
• Cross Compilation - Multi-target build workflows.
• Fuzzing - cargo-fuzz usage and parser hardening.

Security and Execution

• Process Hardening - Runtime hardening controls.
• Execution Policy - Command policy model.
• Command Security Model - Command validation and threat model.

Performance and Reliability

• Performance Guide - Profiling and optimization workflow.
• Performance Hasher Policy - rustc_hash usage policy.
• Async Performance Audit - Async architecture performance findings.

Model Management

• Adding Models - Complete workflow for adding new LLM models.
• Model Addition Checklist - Step-by-step checklist for model additions.

Maintenance Workflows

• Asset Synchronization - Embedded asset maintenance.
• Changelog Generation - git-cliff-based changelog updates.
• Desire Paths - Known architecture pressure points.
• TUI-Only Refactoring Notes - Historical refactor details.

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