diff --git a/src/.clang-format b/.clang-format
similarity index 100%
rename from src/.clang-format
rename to .clang-format
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c8e47b420..dce8c768f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE OTHER_FILES_LIST CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
   CI/**
   docker/**
   docs/**
-  src/.clang-format
+  .clang-format
   src/.gitignore
 )
 
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index d7319e4ab..818734968 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ signals:
     void profileChanged(const QString& name);
 ```    
 * in general: write modern C++20 code, but avoid C++ exceptions, templates, and concepts as those have performance/complexity considerations, avoiding which has made Mudlet the success it is today.
-* use clang-format for formatting your code with [src/.clang-format](https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/blob/development/src/.clang-format) settings. To get started, check out Clang Format in the [Setting up IDE's](https://wiki.mudlet.org/w/Compiling_Mudlet) section.
+* use clang-format for formatting your code with [.clang-format](https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/blob/development/.clang-format) settings. To get started, check out Clang Format in the [Setting up IDE's](https://wiki.mudlet.org/w/Compiling_Mudlet) section.
 * use clang-tidy linting with [.clang-tidy](https://github.com/Mudlet/Mudlet/blob/development/.clang-tidy) settings. To get started, check out Clang Tidy in the [Setting up IDE's](https://wiki.mudlet.org/w/Compiling_Mudlet) section
 * additionally, use [clazy]([url](https://github.com/KDE/clazy)) for linting as well
 * use braces {} around all statements (ie, `if`'s and so on), even if they are one line
diff --git a/docs/ai-instructions.md b/docs/ai-instructions.md
index 0a10154c9..36e213e41 100644
--- a/docs/ai-instructions.md
+++ b/docs/ai-instructions.md
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ On macOS, use the Homebrew-installed LLVM version to ensure compatibility:
 $(brew --prefix llvm)/bin/clang-format -i path/to/edited/file.cpp path/to/edited/file.h
 ```
 
-The project uses the `.clang-format` configuration in `src/`. This ensures consistent code style across the codebase.
+The project uses the `.clang-format` configuration in the repo root. This ensures consistent code style across the codebase.
 
 ### Static analysis