diff --git a/.claude/rules/rust-ref.md b/.claude/rules/rust-ref.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87917d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/rules/rust-ref.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+paths:
+  - "**/*.rs"
+---
+
+# Rust Reference
+
+Consult `.ai-rules/rust-reference-guide.md` for Rust reference standards and authoritative source paths.
diff --git a/.clinerules/rust-ref.md b/.clinerules/rust-ref.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87917d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.clinerules/rust-ref.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+paths:
+  - "**/*.rs"
+---
+
+# Rust Reference
+
+Consult `.ai-rules/rust-reference-guide.md` for Rust reference standards and authoritative source paths.
diff --git a/.cursor/rules/rust-ref.mdc b/.cursor/rules/rust-ref.mdc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ce9f42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.cursor/rules/rust-ref.mdc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+description: "Rust reference standards and authoritative source paths"
+globs:
+  - "**/*.rs"
+alwaysApply: false
+---
+
+# Rust Reference
+
+Consult `.ai-rules/rust-reference-guide.md` for Rust reference standards and authoritative source paths.
diff --git a/.github/instructions/rust-ref.instructions.md b/.github/instructions/rust-ref.instructions.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7e196e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/instructions/rust-ref.instructions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+applyTo: "**/*.rs"
+---
+
+# Rust Reference
+
+Consult `.ai-rules/rust-reference-guide.md` for Rust reference standards and authoritative source paths.
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index da1f31e..eca35bd 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 [submodule ".vendor/aidlc-workflows"]
 	path = .vendor/aidlc-workflows
 	url = https://github.com/awslabs/aidlc-workflows.git
+[submodule ".vendor/rust-lang-reference"]
+	path = .vendor/rust-lang-reference
+	url = https://github.com/rust-lang/reference.git
+	branch = master
diff --git a/.vendor/aidlc-workflows b/.vendor/aidlc-workflows
index e273af0..96cf0ea 160000
--- a/.vendor/aidlc-workflows
+++ b/.vendor/aidlc-workflows
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e273af0a310ef3968d3636acc7e0afec6f7dad22
+Subproject commit 96cf0eaa31a3ad8636e486c7fd2b91c55166393f
diff --git a/.vendor/rust-lang-reference b/.vendor/rust-lang-reference
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..86635e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vendor/rust-lang-reference
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 86635e30bf861a038dc197d7e16fd09e7e514e7a