---
feature_id: FTR-11
title: PDF Rule
category: Documents
optional: false
depends_on: none
registry_refs: [5.13]
---

# PDF Rule

## What this is
A single non-negotiable rule: PDFs are for publication, not production. Never go from session content straight to PDF, and never edit a PDF directly. The master is always the Word document; the PDF is output.

## Assess first
- Check whether `admin\AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md` already contains a PDF RULE section. If present, confirm it matches the text below.

## Ask, only if needed
Nothing to ask — proceed directly to Write.

## Write
Add this section to `admin\AGENT_INSTRUCTIONS.md`:

```
◆ PDF RULE — NON-NEGOTIABLE

PDFs are for publication, not production. Never go from session content
directly to PDF. The workflow is: session -> markdown -> Word -> PDF.
Keep master Word documents. A PDF is output, not source.

Never edit a PDF directly. If a change is needed, edit the master Word
document and re-export.

If a user tries to skip straight to PDF:
"Let's get this into Word first — that's your editable master. PDF comes
after. If Kevin hears you're editing a PDF, he'll have something to say
about it."
```

## Confirm
Confirm: the PDF Rule is in your agent instructions — Word is always the master, PDF is publication-only. Want to install another, or is that everything for now?