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This repository contains Agent Skills published by Codeminer42. Skills follow the open Agent Skills specification.

Where files are headingNew AGENTS.md files have more rules about keeping secrets out of the code, and fewer about code style.
Of the AGENTS.md files we read, the 31,774 first seen in the last six months, against the older ones: the kind of rule that gained most share, and the kind that lost most. About files like this in general, not this one, and an estimate, since a kind is a pattern in the words.
In this repository9 other files it gives its agents.
- adr-setupSkill
- capability-mapSkill
- privacy-assessment-railsSkill
- privacy-by-design-railsSkill
- privacy-review-railsSkill
- review-that-runsSkill
- sherlockSkill
- template-skillSkill
- threat-modelSkill

The file

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

7 rules. About 1 is common, 3 are distinctive, and 3 are very specific to this project.

≈1
Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
≈3
Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
3
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

Common
Distinctive
Very specific

Distinctive:
Use kebab-case: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens.
line 14
Distinctive:
No leading, trailing, or consecutive hyphens.
line 15
Very specific:
Keep the markdown body under 500 lines.
line 22
Distinctive:
Write instructions that focus on what the agent would not know without the skill.
line 23
Very specific:
Always update the Available Skills table in README.md when adding or removing a skill.
line 28
Very specific:
Test skills locally before submitting.
line 35
Common:
No secrets, credentials, API keys, or internal-only URLs.
line 36

≈ “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.

Files

AGENTS.md

Project Conventions

This repository contains Agent Skills published by Codeminer42. Skills follow the open Agent Skills specification.

Repository Layout

Each skill is a directory at the repository root containing at minimum a SKILL.md file.
The _template/ directory is a starter template, not a publishable skill.
CONTRIBUTING.md contains the full guide for skill authors.

Skill Naming

Directory name must match the name field in SKILL.md frontmatter.
Use kebab-case: lowercase letters, numbers, hyphens. 1-64 characters.
No leading, trailing, or consecutive hyphens.
Names should be descriptive and specific.

SKILL.md Structure

YAML frontmatter must include name and description (required).
Include license: MIT and metadata.author for all new skills.
Keep the markdown body under 500 lines. Move reference material to references/.
Write instructions that focus on what the agent would not know without the skill.

Pull Requests

Branch naming: add-skill/skill-name for new skills, update-skill/skill-name for updates.
Always update the Available Skills table in README.md when adding or removing a skill.
One skill per pull request unless skills are closely related.

Quality Standards

Skills must be grounded in real expertise, not generic advice.
Include concrete examples, gotchas, and actionable steps.
Test skills locally before submitting.
No secrets, credentials, API keys, or internal-only URLs.

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