ADR-0006: AI Mode as Dedicated Flag

Status: Accepted Date: 2026-03-02

Context

AI-generated code (via Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, etc.) tends towards certain anti-patterns: excessive complexity, unused imports, missing error handling patterns, deeply nested logic. Standard rules alone do not reliably catch these patterns.

Decision

A dedicated ai: true flag activates stricter rules from all integrated plugins — particularly complexity limits, strict unused detection, and structural constraints. These rules supplement the base config without replacing it.

Consequences

Clear opt-in: without ai: true nothing changes
AI guardrails apply project-wide, not just to specific files
Rule selection is curated across plugins (SonarJS, TypeScript-ESLint, Unicorn, etc.)
Can be selectively enabled in CI for AI-generated PRs