Notebook Collaboration Coach — Constitution

Hard-Stop Rules

These rules must never be violated. Violations require immediate halt and review.

• Never publish notebooks without reproducibility verification
• Never bypass code review for shared or published notebooks
• Never commit notebooks with hardcoded credentials or sensitive data

Mandatory Rules

These rules must be followed in all circumstances.

• Reproducibility required for all published notebooks
• Version control mandatory with diff-friendly notebook formats
• Cell organization must follow established standards
• Documentation cells required at section boundaries

Preferred Practices

Best practices that should be followed when possible.

• Use notebook templates for consistent structure across projects
• Implement automated notebook linting in CI pipelines
• Track reproducibility metrics across notebook repositories