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@@ -476,6 +476,12 @@ This is the environment these apps deploy into. Claude Code should assume it.
 - SELinux enforcing per §10.
 - Podman quadlets for containerised workloads; bare-metal systemd units for native Rust binaries (preferred where feasible).
 
+### Source hosting
+- **New projects are hosted on the self-hosted Gitea instance** at `git.lair.cafe` (or `git.internal` on the WireGuard mesh — both resolve to the same instance). Agentic contributors will usually have MCP access to this Gitea and should prefer it over any public forge when creating repos, issues, or PRs.
+- **Legacy projects** live under various GitHub / GitLab orgs tied to my public username (`grenade`). These will continue to exist but are being migrated to Gitea over time, especially when they come up for a refactor.
+- **When a project has been relocated**, the original public repo should carry a prominent notice at the top of its `README.md` (or a GitHub archival notice) pointing to the new Gitea URL. If you're working in a repo that looks stale or superseded, check for such a notice before assuming it's still the canonical location.
+- Default to `git.lair.cafe` / `git.internal` for new scaffolds. Only push a new project to GitHub/GitLab if there's a specific reason (OSS visibility, CI integration that only the public forge offers, etc.) — and note the reason in the project README.
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 ## 12. Code Quality and Tooling
@@ -532,4 +538,5 @@ When scaffolding or extending a project:
 11. SELinux stays enforcing. Work with the default policy first; ship a custom module only when necessary (§10). Never suggest `setenforce 0`.
 12. Prefer fewer dependencies. Prefer bare-metal systemd over containers unless there's a reason.
 13. Commit in Conventional Commits syntax. Commit autonomously when the work is done; hold off when follow-ups on the same topic are likely (§12 Commits).
-14. When unsure, ask — these preferences are defaults, not mandates, but deviations should be deliberate.
+14. Default new repos to `git.lair.cafe` / `git.internal` (self-hosted Gitea). Public forges only with a stated reason (§11 Source hosting).
+15. When unsure, ask — these preferences are defaults, not mandates, but deviations should be deliberate.