{
  "appname": "defapp",
  "role": "pilot-reference-template",
  "skeleton_version": "v2",
  "path": "websites/apps/defapp",
  "env_file": ".env",
  "extensions": [],
  "code_style": {
    "default": "procedural",
    "exception": "src/ (OOP: Controllers, Helpers, Parser) used where OOP is genuinely the better fit, e.g. native PDO usage"
  },
  "config_scope": {
    "config/": "flat, template/schema JSON — static, checked into git",
    "data/config/": "flat, live/mutable JSON values — app-wide, runtime-editable"
  },
  "notes": "Reference template for the v2 standard app structure. All other apps migrate against this manifest's shape, not against project.registry.json directly. project.registry.json is auto-generated from this and every other app's manifest — do not hand-edit the registry.",
  "date_created": "2026-09-05",
  "date_updated": "2026-09-05"
}