Philosophically? It is the most important file you will ever write.
The .ini format is so simple, so archaic, that it feels like carving runes into a stone tablet. That is exactly the point. Your reasoning should be permanent. Your logic should be legacy. codex.ini
[oracles] ; The prophecies spoken by the linter we chose to ignore. #101 = "Disabled rule @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any because the vendor API is a lie." #204 = "Sleep(500) added here. Do not remove. The upstream webhook needs to breathe." Philosophically
So go ahead. Open your project root. Write [genesis] . Write down why you started. That is exactly the point
You can’t put that in a README . It belongs in the codex.ini . Technically? It doesn’t exist. There is no official codex.ini specification from Microsoft, Linux, or any RFC.
Every developer knows the README.md . It’s the front porch of your software—welcoming, tidy, and usually read once.
[sacrifices] ; We chose SQLite over Postgres for deployment simplicity. ; We know this breaks at 10k concurrent users. We accept this fate. timestamp_accuracy = "Lost 10ms precision for 40% speed gain" ui_framework = "Vanilla JS. No React. We choose pain."