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+name: MCP Protocol & Build Constraints
+description: Strict constraints for Model Context Protocol stdio transport and project build tooling
+---
+
+# 1. MCP Stdio Protocol (Strict NDJSON)
+- **Rule (CRITICAL):** The Model Context Protocol (MCP) `stdio` transport is strictly based on **pure NDJSON** (Newline Delimited JSON). 
+- **Rule:** NEVER inject Language Server Protocol (LSP) style HTTP headers (e.g., `Content-Length: <size>\r\n\r\n`) into MCP `stdio` streams. Payloads must be raw JSON objects delimited by a single newline character (`\n`).
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+# 2. Build Tooling Constraints (mcp-memory)
+- **Rule:** NEVER use `cargo zigbuild` for cross-compilation in the `mcp-memory` project.
+- **Rule:** ALWAYS use the project's native `justfile` targets (e.g., `just build-wsl`, `just deploy-stub-wsl`, `just deploy-all`) to manage building and deploying binaries across Windows and WSL boundaries.
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+# 3. Clipboard & Vision Tooling (Strict MCP Enforcement)
+- **Rule (CRITICAL):** You MUST ALWAYS execute the `read_clipboard` MCP tool (`mcp-memory`) when reading or inspecting text or images from the OS clipboard.
+- **Rule:** NEVER run ad-hoc PowerShell (`System.Windows.Forms.Clipboard`), bash, or shell scripts to extract clipboard images or saved files. `read_clipboard` handles native clipboard image extraction, auto-resizing, and compressed JPEG (`.jpg`) encoding to minimize LLM token usage.