These rules are instructions, not a lock. Gitea branch protection on `main` is the real guard; the `git push … main` deny rules in `.claude/settings.json` only catch the obvious spellings.
1. Start every change from a fresh `main`. Run `git fetch origin` as its own command, then `git switch --no-track -c <type>/<short-name> origin/main` (e.g. `fix/duplicate-ids`, `docs/readme`). `--no-track` keeps the branch from tracking `main`.
3. Push with `git push -u origin HEAD`, then open a PR against `main` (see "Gitea API" below).
4. Review it with `/code-review <branch>`. Always name the branch, so the review diffs it against `main` whatever its upstream is.
5. Post the result as a PR comment. The first line is the verdict: **Needs fixes** if there is any correctness finding, otherwise **Approved** (cleanup-only findings are listed but don't block). The second line is `_Automated self-review by Claude; not an independent review._`, followed by the findings.
6. If it needs fixes, fix the correctness findings on the same branch and repeat steps 2–5. At most 2 fix rounds: after that, post what's left and hand off to the human.
7. Stop there. Do not merge the PR, even if approved; tell the human it's ready.
No `gh`/`tea`: use `curl` with `$GITEA_TOKEN`. One-time human setup in the git-ignored `.claude/settings.local.json`: set `env.GITEA_TOKEN` and add `code.westerkam.org` to `sandbox.network.allowedDomains`. Settings load at session start, so after adding them the session must be restarted (`claude --continue`). If the token is unset, stop and ask the human; don't work around it.
Shell state doesn't persist between commands, so set every variable in the same command as the call. Write comment bodies to `$TMPDIR`, never into the repo. `-fsS` makes HTTP errors fail loudly; check that the PR response has a `.number`.
Run `git fetch`, `git commit` and `git push` as standalone commands (no `cd … &&` prefix, nothing chained after them): only then do they run outside the sandbox, which reaching the remote and commit signing need.
