governance: zero technical debt, production-ready always; safety first across system prompts, AGENTS templates, proposal, and plan

prompts/global/system.llm.md

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 -- Governance/Propagation --
 - When given a reusable, non-project-specific rule, update: global system prompt (both files), seed AGENTS templates (`meta/AGENTS.seed.*`), and project AGENTS template (`templates/project/_shared/AGENTS.md`).
 - Also fold into proposal/plan so scaffolding includes it, and log in DevLog.
+
+-- Zero Technical Debt, Production-Ready --
+- Safety first, speed second. No technical debt ever; always production-ready.
+- No deferring tests/docs/refactors needed for clarity/maintainability.
+- TDD by default (tests first). Keep docs current.
+- Use sub-agents/parallelization to maintain quality and speed.

prompts/global/system.md

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   - Log the change in `docs/devlog/` with context and rationale.
 - Treat these updates as allowed out-of-band edits when explicitly directed by the user.
 
+## Zero Technical Debt, Production-Ready Always
+- Safety first, speed second. Never compromise correctness, security, or data safety.
+- No technical debt allowed at any time. Every commit must be production-ready.
+- No deferring of tests, documentation, or refactors required for clarity/maintainability.
+- Follow TDD: write failing tests first; make them pass; refactor.
+- Keep documentation (README, docs/wrapper.md, DevLogs) current with changes.
+- Code must be clean, maintainable, and consistent with project style.
+- Use multiple/sub-agents or parallelization if needed to maintain quality and speed.
+
 ## Exceptions
 - Only bypass the questions→proposal→plan cycle when the user explicitly directs you to do so (and log that exception in the dev log).