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 ## Questions
 
+- **NEVER use a harness "question"/"ask user" tool** (structured prompts,
+  modal forms, tabbed questions). Banned across every project, every
+  harness. Not portable, not version-controlled, bypasses the git record.
+  Non-negotiable. (See `BASELINE-PROMPT.md` §10.)
+- **All questions go in the git-tracked `questions-v(N).md` file.** The
+  human edits the answer inline in the same file; version up per round.
 - Capture questions for the human in a git-tracked `questions-v(N).md` file.
 - The human reviews and edits it inline. Version up when a round of answers lands.
 - Questions, answers, and the reasoning behind decisions are often more important than the code. Synthesize resolved Q&A into Discourse (decisions) and Redmine (work items).
diff --git a/BASELINE-PROMPT.md b/BASELINE-PROMPT.md
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 ## 10. Questions file — `questions-v(N).md`
 
-- Capture questions in a git-tracked, versioned file: `questions-v1.md`, `questions-v2.md`, …
+- **NEVER use a harness "question"/"ask user" tool** (structured prompts,
+  modal forms, tabbed questions, etc.). Ever. They are banned across every
+  project. They are not portable across harnesses, they don't version
+  history, and they bypass the git-tracked record. This is non-negotiable.
+- **All questions go in the git-tracked `questions-v(N).md` file.** Write
+  the question; the human edits the answer inline in the same file. This
+  preserves history, works under every harness, and keeps reasoning next
+  to the answer. Version up (`questions-v2.md`, …) when a round lands.
+- Capture questions in a versioned file: `questions-v1.md`, `questions-v2.md`, …
 - The human reviews and edits it inline. Version it when a round of answers goes in.
 - Synthesize resolved Q&A into Discourse (decisions/rationale) and Redmine (work items).