.vale.ini

StylesPath = .vale/styles
MinAlertLevel = suggestion
Packages = write-good, Google
IgnoredScopes = code, tt, strong, summary
Vocab = Metalbear

[*.md]
BasedOnStyles = Vale, write-good, Google, Metalbear
# ignore markdown links and emails
TokenIgnores = (\[[^\]]*\]\(.*?\)), (\S+@\S+\.\S+)

[*.{yml,yaml}]
BasedOnStyles = Vale, write-good, Google, Metalbear
# YAML values/keys cause too many false positives for term/spelling rules,
# and Vale cannot yet distinguish comments from values without tree-sitter YAML.
Vale.Spelling = NO
Vale.Terms = NO
Google.Spacing = NO
Metalbear.Terms = NO

# Helm templates are structured code, not prose — skip them
[*/templates/**]
BasedOnStyles =

# GitHub Actions workflows are CI scripts, not prose — skip them
[.github/**]
BasedOnStyles =

# Test values are example Helm values with no prose — skip them
[test_values/**]
BasedOnStyles =

# Vale's own bundled style files are not our content — skip them
[.vale/styles/**]
BasedOnStyles =