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# Project Chat Instructions:

* Purpose: Provide project-specific guidance to the AI, aligning its assistance with the project's unique requirements.
* Functionality: Customize AI interactions based on the project's context, ensuring relevant and accurate support.
* Usage: Useful for managing project-specific coding styles, libraries, or frameworks.

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### How to Use :

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

### Identify Project-Specific Needs:

Determine if your project has particular coding styles, frameworks, or libraries that require special attention.
{% endstep %}

{% step %}

### Set Project Instructions:

In the PureCode AI settings, add instructions that guide the AI to provide assistance tailored to these specific needs.
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

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## Examples:

1. Framework-Specific Guidelines:

   * Instruction*:* Use React functional components with hooks for state management.
   * Benefit*:* Aligns AI assistance with project-specific architectural decisions.

2. Styling Approach:

   * Instruction*:* Utilize Tailwind CSS classes for styling instead of traditional CSS files.
   * Benefit*:* Ensures consistency in styling methodology within the project.

3. State Management Library:

   * Instruction*:* Implement Redux Toolkit for state management in the application.
   * Benefit*:* Guides AI to provide suggestions compatible with the chosen state management approach.

4. Testing Framework:

   * Instruction*:* Write unit tests using Jest and React Testing Library.
   * Benefit*:* Directs AI to assist in generating tests that align with the project's testing strategy.

5. Follow Database Interaction Protocols:

   * Instruction*:* Utilize Sequelize ORM for database interactions, ensuring all queries are parameterized to prevent SQL injection attacks.
   * Benefit*:* Aligns database operations with project standards, enhancing security and maintainability.

6. Adopt Project-Specific State Management Patterns:

   * Instruction*:* Use Redux Toolkit for state management in the frontend, following the project's established patterns for actions and reducers.
   * Benefit*:* Maintains consistency in state management approaches, facilitating easier collaboration and code integration.

7. Implement Consistent Authentication Strategies:
   * Instruction*:* Employ JWT tokens for user authentication, ensuring that all endpoints requiring authentication validate the token appropriately.
   * Benefit*:* Standardizes authentication mechanisms, improving security and user session management.