XP-003: Hard-Coded Platform Paths - Cross-Platform

Summary

• Rule ID: XP-003
• Severity: MEDIUM
• Category: Cross-Platform
• Normative Level: SHOULD
• Auto-Fix: No
• Verified On: 2026-07-31

Applicability

• Tool: all
• Version Range: unspecified
• Spec Revision: unspecified

Evidence Sources

• https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/agent-configuration/agents-md
• https://cursor.com/docs/rules

Test Coverage Metadata

• Unit tests: true
• Fixture tests: true
• E2E tests: false

Examples

The following examples demonstrate what triggers this rule and how to fix it.

Invalid

# Configuration

- Claude: .claude/settings.json
- Cursor: .cursor/rules/
- Config: ~/.config/my-tool/config.yaml

Valid

# Configuration

Use environment variables for all platform-specific settings.
See ./src/config.ts for defaults.