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Use specx foundation bases in Python services, or add a tiny project-local `foundation/` base for missing categories or stateful framework bases.
Use specx foundation bases in Python services, or add a tiny project-local `foundation/` base for missing categories or stateful framework bases.
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Use this skill when a service class needs an explicit base, or when a new class
category may need a project-local foundation base. Read
references/foundation.md before editing foundation-related code.
specx.core.foundation,
specx.delivery.foundation, and specx.infrastructure.foundation.src/<package>/foundation/ package.foundation/ module only when current code needs a real
project-local base category or a stateful framework base that must not be
shared globally, such as a SQLAlchemy declarative base.shared/, not
foundation/.TaskDTO, TaskEntity, TaskResponseSchema, CreateTaskUseCase, or
TaskTitleNormalizerService.BaseLifecycle for delivery app lifespan managers such as
FastAPILifecycle.@dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True, slots=True) for commands,
queries, DTOs, entities, and other core data classes unless the user asks for
another model type.BaseCommand and BaseQuery as use-case input bases, independent from
BaseDTO. Commands and queries are not result DTOs.BaseStrEnum instead of plain str or Literal[...].Use blank lines as logical separators in all code. Keep related statements together, but separate independent setup, action, assertion, response, branch, and transformation groups so long blocks stay readable.
references/foundation.md - packaged base catalog, import paths, extension
rules, and architecture guardrails.name: specx-foundation description: Use specx foundation bases in Python services, or add a tiny project-local `foundation/` base for missing categories or stateful framework bases.
---
name: specx-foundation
description: Use specx foundation bases in Python services, or add a tiny project-local `foundation/` base for missing categories or stateful framework bases.
---
# specx Foundation
Use this skill when a service class needs an explicit base, or when a new class
category may need a project-local foundation base. Read
`references/foundation.md` before editing foundation-related code.
## Workflow
1. Prefer packaged scoped bases from `specx.core.foundation`,
`specx.delivery.foundation`, and `specx.infrastructure.foundation`.
2. Do not create an empty `src/<package>/foundation/` package.
3. Add a project-local `foundation/` module only when current code needs a real
project-local base category or a stateful framework base that must not be
shared globally, such as a SQLAlchemy declarative base.
4. Keep project-local foundation limited to base definitions: marker bases,
common external-base wrappers, justified ABCs, and stateful framework bases.
Put stable cross-scope concrete primitives under `shared/`, not
`foundation/`.
5. Give every project source class, including each local base, a docstring that
explains what it protects and includes a concrete usage example.
6. Make every non-foundation project source class inherit an explicit scoped
base.
7. Name each class with the suffix implied by its base ancestry, such as
`TaskDTO`, `TaskEntity`, `TaskResponseSchema`, `CreateTaskUseCase`, or
`TaskTitleNormalizerService`.
8. Use `BaseLifecycle` for delivery app lifespan managers such as
`FastAPILifecycle`.
9. Prefer `@dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True, slots=True)` for commands,
queries, DTOs, entities, and other core data classes unless the user asks for
another model type.
10. Keep `BaseCommand` and `BaseQuery` as use-case input bases, independent from
`BaseDTO`. Commands and queries are not result DTOs.
11. When an application value has a limited known set, model it with
`BaseStrEnum` instead of plain `str` or `Literal[...]`.
12. Keep business rules, delivery behavior, adapter code, and runtime wiring out
of project-local foundation modules.
## Code Style
Use blank lines as logical separators in all code. Keep related statements
together, but separate independent setup, action, assertion, response, branch,
and transformation groups so long blocks stay readable.
## References
- `references/foundation.md` - packaged base catalog, import paths, extension
rules, and architecture guardrails.
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