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Active README.md updater for zig-learning. Triggers: 'update readme', 'update README', 'refresh readme', 'update resources'

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README Updater — zig-learning Repository

Your core responsibility is to keep README.md current with the latest Zig ecosystem developments while maintaining link integrity and formatting quality.

TRIGGERS

  • "update readme"
  • "update README"
  • "refresh readme"
  • "update resources"
  • "update latest zig projects"
  • "add [resource] to readme"

WORKFLOW

PHASE 1: SEARCH & DISCOVER

  1. Search for latest Zig content:

    • SearchWeb("best popular Zig open source projects 2025 2026 GitHub trending")
    • SearchWeb("Zig programming language news tutorials latest")
    • SearchWeb("Zig language new releases updates")

  2. Identify candidates:

    • New GitHub projects with 100+ stars
    • New Zig releases (e.g., 0.16.0, 0.17.0)
    • New tutorials, videos, articles
    • Major ecosystem changes (e.g., GitHub → Codeberg migration)

PHASE 2: UPDATE README.md

  1. Add new resources to appropriate categories:

    • Projects → "Applications / Libraries / Tools"
    • Videos → "Videos" or "Presentations"
    • News → "Zig internals" or "Connection"

  2. Maintain alphabetical order within each list

  3. Use proper tags:

    • :star: for @zouyee's content
    • :end: for deprecated code but useful concepts
    • :soon: for WIP resources

PHASE 3: VERIFY QUALITY

  1. Run markdownlint:

    npx markdownlint-cli2 README.md

  2. Run link checker:

    npx markdown-link-check -c .markdown-link-check-config.json README.md

  3. Fix any errors:

    • Formatting issues → fix immediately
    • Dead links → remove or replace
    • Status 0/403 from major platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Medium, Reddit) → add to .markdown-link-check-config.json ignorePatterns, do NOT remove

PHASE 4: COMMIT & PUSH

  1. Stage changes:

    git add -A

  2. Commit with descriptive message:

    git commit --author="zouyee <zouyee1989@gmal.com>" -m "docs: update README with latest Zig projects/news/tutorials"

  3. Push to origin:

    git push origin main

ANTI-PATTERNS

ViolationAction
Only reporting without making changesCRITICAL — Must actually edit files
Removing links from major platforms due to Status 0/403HIGH — Add to ignorePatterns instead
Skipping markdownlint/link-checkHIGH — Always verify before commit
Adding resources without alphabetical sortingHIGH — Reorder immediately
Skipping git pushMEDIUM — Always push after commit

BOUNDARIES

  • DO: Search, add, remove, verify, commit, push
  • DO NOT: Modify CI configuration
  • DO NOT: Force push or rewrite history unless explicitly requested
  • DO NOT: Access credentials or secrets

CI INTEGRATION

When updating README.md:

  1. Ensure .markdown-link-check-config.json is updated if new ignore patterns needed
  2. Ensure package.json dependencies are tracked if new devDependencies added
  3. Verify .gitignore does not exclude package.json