DTO Rules

Status: Canonical
Last updated: 2026-07-05

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• DTOs are immutable value carriers at module and platform boundaries
• Define in Application/DTOs/ (product) or packages/contracts/src/DTOs/ (platform)
• Use typed properties; avoid associative arrays at contract surfaces
• Map from entities in Application layer — not in controllers
• Index: REFERENCE/dto-index.md

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