diff --git a/assets/templates/rules/features.ai-rules.yml b/assets/templates/rules/features.ai-rules.yml
index befe2f8..34a8398 100644
--- a/assets/templates/rules/features.ai-rules.yml
+++ b/assets/templates/rules/features.ai-rules.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ rules:
         path: "Docs/features/{feature_id}/discussions/feature.discussion.md"
         output_type: "feature_discussion_writer"
       implementation_gate:
+        enabled: false  # Disabled by default - enable when feature is ready for implementation
         path: "Docs/features/{feature_id}/discussions/implementation.discussion.md"
         output_type: "implementation_gate_writer"
+        # To enable: set "enabled: true" in your project's .ai-rules.yml
+        # This prevents unnecessary AI calls during initial feature discussion phase
 
   feature_discussion_update:
     outputs:
diff --git a/assets/templates/rules/root.ai-rules.yml b/assets/templates/rules/root.ai-rules.yml
index efbcb61..72fe236 100644
--- a/assets/templates/rules/root.ai-rules.yml
+++ b/assets/templates/rules/root.ai-rules.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ rules:
   readme:
     outputs:
       normalize:
+        enabled: false  # Disabled by default - enable in your project when you want AI to maintain README
         path: "{repo}/README.md"
         output_type: "readme_normalizer"
         instruction: |