max_files_per_directory

Per-directory fanout may not exceed max_files. Useful for vendor directories that accidentally grow to thousands of entries.

- id: vendor-dir-fanout-cap
  kind: max_files_per_directory
  paths: "vendor/**"
  max_files: 200
  level: warning

Options

Option	Type	Required	Default	Description
max_files	integer (>= 1)	yes		Maximum number of in-scope files allowed as immediate children of any one directory (non-recursive).

Plus the common paths, level, id, and when fields. This table is generated from the JSON Schema; option types and defaults are authoritative.