Engineering
Everything about how Lab651 builds software — stack choices, architecture patterns, testing strategy, and review norms.
Start here
Section titled “Start here”- Fullstack Cheatsheet — the canonical reference for our recommended stack across ops, backend, frontend, design, and AI tooling. Use this as the baseline when scoping a new project.
What goes in this section
Section titled “What goes in this section”- Stack recommendations and rationale
- Architecture patterns and reference diagrams
- Code review standards
- Testing strategy (unit, e2e, browser verification)
- Secrets, security, and operational baselines
- AI tooling conventions
What does not go here
Section titled “What does not go here”- Client-specific implementation details (those live in each project repo’s
AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md) - Ephemeral plans and reports (those live in
plans// project-localreports/)