From 8b0fd217c3e2218d49b4d9684e0e31c07782deba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:59:33 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/4] Initial plan


From 0bd1f56556f79227b522fac4b9e58f4ffb0c082e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:02:42 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Apply ContinuousCompliance PR#26: add word list policy
 guardrails to .cspell.yaml and AGENTS.md

Co-authored-by: Malcolmnixon <1863707+Malcolmnixon@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 .cspell.yaml |  5 ++++-
 AGENTS.md    | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.cspell.yaml b/.cspell.yaml
index f352a07..ec308bc 100644
--- a/.cspell.yaml
+++ b/.cspell.yaml
@@ -5,11 +5,14 @@
 # - Maintain professional documentation and code quality
 # - Catch spelling errors before publication
 # - Support consistent technical terminology usage
+# - Misspelled words should be fixed in the source
+# - NEVER add a misspelled word to the 'words' list
+# - PROPOSE only genuine technical terms/names as needed
 
 version: "0.2"
 language: en
 
-# Project-specific technical terms and tool names (update as needed)
+# Project-specific technical terms and tool names
 words:
   - Anson
   - Blockquotes
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index d67b9a8..98989f4 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ implementation demonstrating best practices for DEMA Consulting .NET libraries.
 - **`.editorconfig`** - Code style (file-scoped namespaces, 4-space indent, UTF-8, LF endings)
 - **`.cspell.yaml`, `.markdownlint-cli2.yaml`, `.yamllint.yaml`** - Linting configs
 
+### Spell check word list policy
+
+**Never** add a word to the `.cspell.yaml` word list in order to silence a spell-checking failure.
+Doing so defeats the purpose of spell-checking and reduces the quality of the repository.
+
+- If cspell flags a word that is **misspelled**, fix the spelling in the source file.
+- If cspell flags a word that is a **genuine technical term** (tool name, project identifier, etc.) and is
+  spelled correctly, raise a **proposal** (e.g. open an issue or pull request) explaining why the word
+  should be added. The proposal must be reviewed and approved before the word is added to the list.
+
 ## Requirements
 
 - All requirements MUST be linked to tests

From cccb76ecd95cb942864978d65109f9b3154a4776 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:18:56 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] Update word list policy wording in AGENTS.md per review
 feedback

Co-authored-by: Malcolmnixon <1863707+Malcolmnixon@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 AGENTS.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 98989f4..b7e7c25 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Doing so defeats the purpose of spell-checking and reduces the quality of the re
 
 - If cspell flags a word that is **misspelled**, fix the spelling in the source file.
 - If cspell flags a word that is a **genuine technical term** (tool name, project identifier, etc.) and is
-  spelled correctly, raise a **proposal** (e.g. open an issue or pull request) explaining why the word
+  spelled correctly, raise a **proposal** (e.g. comment in a pull request) explaining why the word
   should be added. The proposal must be reviewed and approved before the word is added to the list.
 
 ## Requirements

From 0cc4c216256da0e8117ca31953dad7de70383d4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:20:38 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] Add spell check word list policy to CONTRIBUTING.md

Co-authored-by: Malcolmnixon <1863707+Malcolmnixon@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 CONTRIBUTING.md | 11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 9aa2b66..e70d90c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -180,12 +180,13 @@ All markdown files must follow these rules (enforced by markdownlint):
 
 ### Spell Checking
 
-All files are spell-checked using cspell. Add project-specific terms to `.cspell.yaml`:
+All files are spell-checked using cspell. **Never** add a word to the `.cspell.yaml` word list in order to silence a
+spell-checking failure. Doing so defeats the purpose of spell-checking and reduces the quality of the repository.
 
-```yaml
-words:
-  - myterm
-```
+- If cspell flags a word that is **misspelled**, fix the spelling in the source file.
+- If cspell flags a word that is a **genuine technical term** (tool name, project identifier, etc.) and is spelled
+  correctly, raise a **proposal** (e.g. comment in a pull request) explaining why the word should be added. The
+  proposal must be reviewed and approved before the word is added to the list.
 
 ## Quality Checks