I got tired of repeating engineering rules to AI on every project. So I built GEF.

A developer built Guardian Engineering Framework (GEF), an open-source project generator that integrates engineering rules, AI prompts, and CI/CD directly into new projects to prevent AI assistants from forgetting best practices. GEF automatically configures GitHub Flow, conventional commits, ADRs, and security checks, pushing AI to follow a reproducible workflow.

For several months, I noticed the same problem with Cursor, Windsurf, and other AI assistants. They're excellent… but they quickly forget project rules. At first: clean architecture conventional commits documentation tests Then, after a few hours of development: 200-line functions direct push to main no ADR forgotten documentation ignored OWASP rules End up, you end up repeating the same instructions: "Use GitHub Flow" "Don't forget the tests" "Respect the complexity limits" "Document this decision" Again. And again. And again. So I decided to reverse the problem. Instead of reminding the AI of the rules… ...why not integrate them directly into the project? This is exactly what Guardian Engineering Framework GEF does. The idea GEF is a project generator. But unlike a simple scaffold, it also installs: Engineering Playbook AI prompts Git Hooks CI/CD Cursor/Windsurf rules ADR Diátaxis documentation right from project creation. npx create-gef A few minutes later, the project already has technical governance. What is generated GEF automatically configures: GitHub Flow Conventional Commits Pull Request template CI GitHub Actions Docker documentation ADR lint security AI prompts The goal is for the project to enforce best practices, even when multiple developers or multiple AIs are involved. An AI that acts as a Tech Lead This is the point I find most interesting. The framework pushes the AI to: create ADRs open Pull Requests respect issues run tests follow a reproducible workflow The AI is no longer just a code generator. It follows a process. Why it's open source I wanted something usable with: Cursor Windsurf GitHub Copilot Claude Code without depending on a specific IDE. All the rules reside within the project. Repository GitHub: https://github.com/Gnzikoune/GEF https://github.com/Gnzikoune/GEF NPM: https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-gef https://www.npmjs.com/package/create-gef Feedback is welcome.