diff --git a/src/cascadingdev/cli.py b/src/cascadingdev/cli.py
index 9eeed6e..b5b9db3 100644
--- a/src/cascadingdev/cli.py
+++ b/src/cascadingdev/cli.py
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ def main():
         # minimal checks
         required = [
             ROOT / "assets" / "templates" / "USER_GUIDE.md",
+            ROOT / "assets" / "templates" / "process" / "policies.yml",
+            ROOT / "assets" / "templates" / "rules" / "root.ai-rules.yml",
             ROOT / "assets" / "templates" / "rules" / "features.ai-rules.yml",
             ROOT / "assets" / "hooks" / "pre-commit",
             ROOT / "src" / "cascadingdev" / "setup_project.py",