Update README for REPO_POLICIES compliance

- Add project description first line with name, purpose, category, author
- Replace CONVENTIONS.md reference with REPO_POLICIES.md
- Add License section (pending author choice)
- Add Author section

.dockerignore

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.git
-bin
-data
-.env
-.DS_Store
-*.exe
+.git/
+bin/
+*.md
+LICENSE
+.editorconfig
+.gitignore

.editorconfig

@@ -8,8 +8,5 @@ charset = utf-8
 trim_trailing_whitespace = true
 insert_final_newline = true
 
-[*.go]
-indent_style = tab
-
 [Makefile]
 indent_style = tab

LICENSE

@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-MIT License
-
-Copyright (c) 2026 sneak
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
-SOFTWARE.

Makefile

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.PHONY: all build lint fmt fmt-check test check clean docker hooks
+.PHONY: all build lint fmt fmt-check test check clean hooks docker
 
 BINARY := dnswatcher
 VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
@@ -18,25 +18,32 @@ fmt:
 	goimports -w .
 
 fmt-check:
-	@test -z "$$(gofmt -l .)" || (echo "Files not formatted:" && gofmt -l . && exit 1)
+	@test -z "$$(gofmt -l .)" || (echo "gofmt: files not formatted:" && gofmt -l . && exit 1)
 
 test:
-	go test -v -race -cover -timeout 30s ./...
+	go test -v -race -timeout 30s -cover ./...
 
 # Check runs all validation without making changes
 # Used by CI and Docker build - fails if anything is wrong
-check: fmt-check lint test
+check:
+	@echo "==> Checking formatting..."
+	@test -z "$$(gofmt -l .)" || (echo "Files not formatted:" && gofmt -l . && exit 1)
+	@echo "==> Running linter..."
+	golangci-lint run --config .golangci.yml ./...
+	@echo "==> Running tests..."
+	go test -v -race -timeout 30s ./...
 	@echo "==> Building..."
 	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o /dev/null ./cmd/dnswatcher
 	@echo "==> All checks passed!"
 
-docker:
-	docker build .
+clean:
+	rm -rf bin/
 
 hooks:
-	@printf '#!/bin/sh\nset -e\nmake check\n' > .git/hooks/pre-commit
+	@echo '#!/bin/sh' > .git/hooks/pre-commit
+	@echo 'make check' >> .git/hooks/pre-commit
 	@chmod +x .git/hooks/pre-commit
 	@echo "Pre-commit hook installed."
 
-clean:
-	rm -rf bin/
+docker:
+	docker build .

README.md

@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 # dnswatcher
 
+dnswatcher is a pre-1.0 Go daemon by [@sneak](https://sneak.berlin) that monitors DNS records, TCP port availability, and TLS certificates, delivering real-time change notifications via Slack, Mattermost, and ntfy webhooks.
+
 > ⚠️ Pre-1.0 software. APIs, configuration, and behavior may change without notice.
 
-dnswatcher is a production DNS and infrastructure monitoring daemon written in
-Go.  It watches configured DNS domains and hostnames for changes, monitors TCP
+dnswatcher watches configured DNS domains and hostnames for changes, monitors TCP
 port availability, tracks TLS certificate expiry, and delivers real-time
 notifications via Slack, Mattermost, and/or ntfy webhooks.
 
@@ -327,13 +328,10 @@ tracks reachability:
 
 ```sh
 make build      # Build binary to bin/dnswatcher
-make test       # Run tests with race detector and 30s timeout
+make test       # Run tests with race detector
 make lint       # Run golangci-lint
-make fmt        # Format code (writes)
-make fmt-check  # Read-only format check
-make check      # Run all checks (fmt-check, lint, test, build)
-make docker     # Build Docker image
-make hooks      # Install pre-commit hook
+make fmt        # Format code
+make check      # Run all checks (format, lint, test, build)
 make clean      # Remove build artifacts
 ```
 
@@ -397,7 +395,8 @@ Viper for configuration.
 
 ## License
 
-MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).
+License has not yet been chosen for this project. Pending decision by the
+author (MIT, GPL, or WTFPL).
 
 ## Author