docs(rules): judge work by value delivered, not effort spent

[zolotokrylin]

Problem

• Closes Problem: reviewers can't reject high-effort low-value work #126

Work is justified by hours spent rather than value delivered, so mechanical tasks a tool does in minutes still bill full cost. Reviewers had no rule to cite when rejecting high-effort, low-value work.

Solution

Adds DEV-440 in the Review category: work is judged by value against cost, not effort, and mechanical work is directed to AI. Indexed in the rules README.

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Member	#	Time	Running Total	Status	Last Update
zolotokrylin			11min	✅ Submitted	Jul 15, 2026, 7:56 AM

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Reviewing files that changed from the base of the PR and between d86fd22 and 6173738.

📒 Files selected for processing (2)

• docs/rules/DEV-440.md
• docs/rules/README.md

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[zolotokrylin]

@holdex pr add-time 11m