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The file

We split this AGENTS.md into the rules it gives an agent

4 rules. About 0 are common, 4 are distinctive, and 0 are very specific to this project.

  • ≈0

    Common · estimate

    Many files like this have a rule of this kind.

  • ≈4

    Distinctive · estimate

    This author's own choices. Worth a look.

  • 0

    Very specific

    Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

  • Common
  • Distinctive
  • Very specific
  1. Distinctive:

    Read PROJECT.md before durable work.

    line 3
  2. Distinctive:

    Use receive-owned operations to resolve, register and move documents.

    line 5
  3. Distinctive:

    Read PROJECT.md's Agreement section before scope commitments when it exists.

    line 6
  4. Distinctive:

    Do not infer billability, acceptance, payment or completion from activity.

    line 8

≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 40,246 AGENTS.md files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.

Keep what fits and drop the rest. Your version, ready for your agents.
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AGENTS.md

Project Instructions

  • Read PROJECT.md before durable work; preserve Project ID and Folder ID.
  • Current facts belong in PROJECT.md. Decisions/events/plans/commercial documents are queried by kind and ID in DOCUMENTS.csv.
  • Use receive-owned operations to resolve, register and move documents; never compose document folders.
  • Read PROJECT.md's Agreement section before scope commitments when it exists; findings remain advisory.
  • TASKS.csv, TIME.csv and INVOICES.csv retain their corresponding owners.
  • Do not infer billability, acceptance, payment or completion from activity. Preserve exact prior authorization.

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