# Phase 001: Project Baseline And Testing Setup

## Goal
Establish a stable Rails/RSpec foundation before adding application behavior.

## Work
- Confirm `rspec-rails` is installed and usable.
- Ensure `bin/rails spec` or the project-preferred test command works.
- Add initial request/system/model spec patterns for future phases.
- Decide whether the app should use Rails fixtures or FactoryBot; prefer FactoryBot because it is already in the Gemfile.
- Add a simple root page placeholder so the app has a visible landing point.

## Deliverables
- Working test suite.
- Root route and minimal home page.
- Documented test command.

## Acceptance Criteria
- Test suite passes.
- Root path returns success.
- No application models are added without corresponding specs.