Apply relevant updates from TemplateDotNetTool template

.cspell.json

@@ -2,24 +2,38 @@
   "version": "0.2",
   "language": "en",
   "words": [
+    "Anson",
+    "Blockquotes",
     "buildmark",
     "BuildMark",
     "buildnotes",
+    "camelcase",
+    "Checkmarx",
     "codeql",
     "CodeQL",
     "copilot",
     "creatordate",
     "cspell",
     "csproj",
+    "dbproj",
+    "dcterms",
     "Dema",
     "demaconsulting",
     "DEMACONSULTINGNUGETKEY",
     "Dependabot",
     "dependabot",
+    "doctitle",
     "dotnet",
     "editorconfig",
+    "filepart",
+    "fsproj",
+    "Gidget",
+    "gitattributes",
     "ibiqlik",
+    "LINQ",
+    "maintainer",
     "markdownlint",
+    "mermaid",
     "mstest",
     "myterm",
     "ncipollo",
@@ -28,14 +42,29 @@
     "oneline",
     "opencover",
     "pandoc",
+    "pagetitle",
+    "Pylint",
+    "Qube",
     "reqstream",
+    "SarifMark",
     "SBOM",
     "sbom",
+    "Semgrep",
     "semver",
     "slnx",
     "snupkg",
+    "sonarmark",
+    "SonarMark",
+    "SonarQube",
+    "spdx",
+    "streetsidesoftware",
+    "TMPL",
     "tracematrix",
+    "triaging",
+    "Trivy",
     "trx",
+    "vbproj",
+    "vcxproj",
     "versionmark",
     "Weasyprint",
     "yamllint"

.github/pull_request_template.md

@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ Before submitting this pull request, ensure you have completed the following:
 
 - [ ] Code builds successfully: `dotnet build --configuration Release`
 - [ ] All tests pass: `dotnet test --configuration Release`
+- [ ] Self-validation tests pass:
+  `dotnet run --project src/DemaConsulting.BuildMark --configuration Release --framework net10.0`
+  `--no-build -- --validate`
 - [ ] Code produces zero warnings
 
 ### Code Quality

.github/workflows/build.yaml

@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: read
 
     steps:
+      # === CHECKOUT AND INSTALL DEPENDENCIES ===
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ jobs:
           pattern: 'version-capture-*'
         continue-on-error: true
 
+      # === GENERATE MARKDOWN REPORTS ===
       - name: Generate Requirements Report and Trace Matrix
         run: >
           dotnet reqstream
@@ -462,6 +464,7 @@ jobs:
           echo "=== Build Notes Report ==="
           cat docs/buildnotes.md
 
+      # === GENERATE HTML AND PDF DOCUMENTS ===
       - name: Generate Build Notes HTML with Pandoc
         shell: bash
         run: >
@@ -475,6 +478,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Convert Build Notes HTML to PDF with Weasyprint
         run: >
           dotnet weasyprint
+          --pdf-variant pdf/a-3u
           docs/buildnotes/buildnotes.html
           "docs/BuildMark Build Notes.pdf"
 
@@ -491,6 +495,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Convert User Guide HTML to PDF with Weasyprint
         run: >
           dotnet weasyprint
+          --pdf-variant pdf/a-3u
           docs/guide/guide.html
           "docs/BuildMark User Guide.pdf"
 
@@ -507,6 +512,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate Requirements PDF with Weasyprint
         run: >
           dotnet weasyprint
+          --pdf-variant pdf/a-3u
           docs/requirements/requirements.html
           "docs/BuildMark Requirements.pdf"
 
@@ -523,6 +529,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Generate Trace Matrix PDF with Weasyprint
         run: >
           dotnet weasyprint
+          --pdf-variant pdf/a-3u
           docs/tracematrix/tracematrix.html
           "docs/BuildMark Trace Matrix.pdf"
 
@@ -539,6 +546,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Convert Requirements Justifications HTML to PDF with Weasyprint
         run: >
           dotnet weasyprint
+          --pdf-variant pdf/a-3u
           docs/justifications/justifications.html
           "docs/BuildMark Requirements Justifications.pdf"
 
@@ -555,9 +563,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Convert Code Quality HTML to PDF with Weasyprint
         run: >
           dotnet weasyprint
+          --pdf-variant pdf/a-3u
           docs/quality/quality.html
           "docs/BuildMark Code Quality.pdf"
 
+      # === UPLOAD ARTIFACTS ===
       - name: Upload Document Artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
         with:

.gitignore

@@ -1,10 +1,37 @@
 .vs
 *.bak
 *.user
+*.suo
+*.userosscache
+*.sln.docstates
+mono_crash.*
 
+# Build results
+[Dd]ebug/
+[Dd]ebugPublic/
+[Rr]elease/
+[Xx]64/
+[Xx]86/
+[Ww]in32/
+[Aa][Rr][Mm]/
+[Aa][Rr][Mm]64/
+bld/
 bin/
 obj/
-TestResults/
+
+# ReSharper
+_ReSharper*/
+*.[Rr]e[Ss]harper
+*.DotSettings.user
+
+# JetBrains Rider
+.idea/
+*.sln.iml
+
+# NuGet packages
+*.nupkg
+*.snupkg
+**/packages/*
 
 # Code coverage reports
 coverage/
@@ -13,6 +40,8 @@ coverage/
 *.opencover.xml
 
 # Test results
+[Tt]est[Rr]esult*/
+[Bb]uild[Ll]og.*
 *.trx
 test-results/
 *.log
@@ -25,21 +54,21 @@ test-results/
 node_modules/
 package-lock.json
 
+# Python
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+
 # Generated documentation
-docs/*.pdf
-docs/guide/*.html
+docs/**/*.html
+docs/**/*.pdf
+!docs/template/**
 docs/requirements/requirements.md
-docs/requirements/*.html
 docs/tracematrix/tracematrix.md
-docs/tracematrix/*.html
 docs/justifications/justifications.md
-docs/justifications/*.html
 docs/quality/sonar-quality.md
 docs/quality/codeql-quality.md
-docs/quality/*.html
 docs/buildnotes.md
 docs/buildnotes/versions.md
-docs/buildnotes/*.html
 
 # VersionMark captures (generated during CI/CD)
 versionmark-*.json

.vscode/tasks.json

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+{
+  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "tasks": [
+    {
+      "label": "build",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "dotnet build --configuration Release",
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "build",
+        "isDefault": true
+      },
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "shared"
+      },
+      "problemMatcher": "$msCompile"
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "validate",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "dotnet run --project src/DemaConsulting.BuildMark --configuration Release --framework net10.0 --no-build -- --validate",
+      "group": {
+        "kind": "test",
+        "isDefault": true
+      },
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "shared"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "build and validate",
+      "dependsOn": ["build", "validate"],
+      "dependsOrder": "sequence",
+      "group": "build",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "shared"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "format",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "dotnet format",
+      "group": "none",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "shared"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "lint markdown",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "npx markdownlint-cli2 \"**/*.md\"",
+      "group": "none",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "shared"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "spell check",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "npx cspell \"**/*.{md,cs}\"",
+      "group": "none",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "shared"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "lint yaml",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "yamllint .",
+      "group": "none",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "shared"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "lint all",
+      "dependsOn": ["format", "lint markdown", "spell check", "lint yaml"],
+      "dependsOrder": "parallel",
+      "group": "none",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "shared"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "label": "verify requirements",
+      "type": "shell",
+      "command": "dotnet reqstream --requirements requirements.yaml --tests \"test-results/**/*.trx\" --enforce",
+      "group": "none",
+      "presentation": {
+        "reveal": "always",
+        "panel": "shared"
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}

AGENTS.md

@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@ Project-specific guidance for agents working on BuildMark - a .NET CLI tool for
 
 ## Tech Stack
 
-- C# 12, .NET 8.0/9.0/10.0, MSTest, dotnet CLI, NuGet
+- C# (latest), .NET 8.0/9.0/10.0, MSTest, dotnet CLI, NuGet
 
 ## Key Files
 
 - **`requirements.yaml`** - All requirements with test linkage (enforced via `dotnet reqstream --enforce`)
-- **`.editorconfig`** - Code style (file-scoped namespaces, 4-space indent, UTF-8+BOM, LF endings)
-- **`.cspell.json`, `.markdownlint.json`, `.yamllint.yaml`** - Linting configs
+- **`.editorconfig`** - Code style (file-scoped namespaces, 4-space indent, UTF-8, LF endings)
+- **`.cspell.json`, `.markdownlint-cli2.jsonc`, `.yamllint.yaml`** - Linting configs
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -107,3 +107,13 @@ When agents need to write report files to communicate with each other or the use
   - Excluded from git (via .gitignore)
   - Excluded from markdown linting
   - Excluded from spell checking
+
+## Markdown Link Style
+
+- **AI agent markdown files** (`.github/agents/*.md`): Use inline links `[text](url)` so URLs are visible in agent context
+- **README.md**: Use absolute URLs (shipped in NuGet package)
+- **All other markdown files**: Use reference-style links `[text][ref]` with `[ref]: url` at document end
+
+## Notable Absent Files
+
+- **CHANGELOG.md**: Not present - changes are captured in the auto-generated build notes