# Project Instructions

## Token Usage & Efficiency
Follow the guidelines in `.claude/optimization.md` for:
- When to use subagents vs main conversation
- Model selection (Haiku vs Sonnet)
- Token preservation strategies
- Rate limiting rules

## Project Context
This is a CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) dashboard application for tracking security vulnerabilities, vendors, and JIRA tickets.

## Security Focus
All code changes should consider:
- Input validation
- SQL injection prevention
- XSS protection
- Authentication/authorization

## Frontend Development
When working on frontend features or UI components:
- Use the `frontend-design` skill for new component creation and UI implementation
- This skill provides production-grade design quality and avoids generic AI aesthetics
- Invoke it using: `Skill` tool with `skill: "frontend-design"`
- The skill will guide implementation with distinctive, polished code patterns