# Copy files, not symlinks or submodules

Content is deployed by copying files, not symlinking or using git submodules. Symlinks break if this repo moves or is renamed; submodules require git tooling everywhere a project runs — including on machines where this repo may not be cloned at all. Copying means a deployed project works in complete isolation from this repo's location or existence. The cost is that updates are opt-in (consistent with ADR-0001) and no automatic change detection exists. This is intentional: silent changes are a worse failure mode than stale configs.