# Astro rules ## Static output is the product - No adapter, on purpose (astro.config.mjs:16-17). The theme compiles to plain HTML and imposes no host on its user. Never add an adapter, an endpoint that needs a server, or `export const prerender = false`. - The contact form (contact.astro) ships with no `action` and no `method`: it is written but deliberately not wired. Keep it that way; its activation steps are documented in its own header. - `trailingSlash: "always"` (astro.config.mjs:14). Every internal link ends with `/` (see src/config/navData.json.ts). List URLs are built with `buildPageHref` from src/js/pagination.ts:64, never by string concatenation. ## Zero JavaScript first - A component is pure `.astro` until the platform genuinely runs out: `