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just-say-so

Turn a rule off for one target

Goal. One rule stops applying to chat replies, or to published text, while it still applies to written files.

Precondition. The project’s .vale.ini loads the JustSaySo package, which carries the [*.reply] and [*.publish] sections.

Steps

Section titled “Steps”

  1. Add a per-rule line to the target’s section in .vale.ini:

    [*.reply]
    ai-tells.ParagraphLength = NO

    For a level instead of off: JustSaySo.Intensifiers = warning.

  2. Confirm with the doctor. The reply target’s line counts one fewer rule on, and names it under off:.

  3. For the next session, the reminder follows: a bullet whose Vale rules are all off for the reply target is left out of the text the agent gets.

Which section

Section titled “Which section”
Text Section
Chat replies [*.reply]
Everything published [*.publish]
One gh field [gh.pr.body.publish], or [gh.*.title.publish]
One MCP field [mcp.confluence.create_page.body.publish]
Markdown files [*.md]

A BasedOnStyles line inside a section replaces the list from [*], so leave it out when you only want to turn rules off. The Vale engine has the measured precedence rules.