# Rules and Subagents (/docs/verdent-cloud/configure-and-extend/rules)

> Use project rules and specialized agents to guide Cloud work.



Rules give Verdent durable instructions about your project. Subagents help split specialized work when a task benefits from focused investigation or execution.

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Project rules">
    Use rules for coding style, architecture constraints, testing expectations, or product language that should persist across tasks.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Subagents">
    Use specialized agents when work can be delegated to a focused helper, such as research, review, or a narrow implementation path.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Keep rules maintainable">
    Prefer short, specific rules over broad policy documents that are hard for an agent to apply.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>