/edikt:guideline:compile

Generate or regenerate directive sentinel blocks for guidelines.

Reads the ## Rules section of each guideline and produces MUST/NEVER directives with reminders and verification checklist items. Uses the same three-list schema (ADR-008) and hash-based caching as ADR and invariant compilation.

Usage

/edikt:guideline:compile                      # all guidelines
/edikt:guideline:compile error-handling       # single guideline by slug
/edikt:guideline:compile --regenerate         # force fresh generation

Arguments

Argument	Description
(none)	Process all guidelines
{slug}	Process a single guideline
--regenerate	Force regeneration regardless of hash match
--strategy=regenerate	Headless: discard hand-edits, rewrite from body
--strategy=preserve	Headless: skip files with hand-edits

How it works

1. Reads each guideline's ## Rules section
2. Each MUST/NEVER bullet becomes a directive
3. Soft language ("should", "prefer", "try to") is rejected with a warning
4. Generates reminders: (pre-action interrupts) and verification: (checklist items)
5. Writes the sentinel block with hash metadata for caching

[edikt:directives:start]: #
source_hash: "a3b2..."
directives_hash: "9f8e..."
compiler_version: "0.3.0"
directives:
  - "Every HTTP handler MUST return Content-Type: application/json (ref: api-design)"
reminders:
  - "Before writing a handler response → MUST set Content-Type (ref: api-design)"
verification:
  - "[ ] Every handler sets Content-Type: application/json (ref: api-design)"
manual_directives: []
suppressed_directives: []
[edikt:directives:end]: #

Soft language rejection

Guidelines that use hedging language are skipped:

⚠ Skipped soft rule in api-design.md: "Responses should be consistent"
  Guidelines should use MUST/NEVER. Either rewrite the rule or omit it.

Related commands

• /edikt:guideline:new — create a new guideline
• /edikt:guideline:review — review language quality + directive LLM compliance
• /edikt:gov:compile — compile all sources into governance.md
• Guidelines — what guidelines are and when to use them
• Sentinel Blocks — the technical format