apacheapache/iceberg-cpp/AGENTS.md

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

3 rules. About 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 2 are very specific to this project.

≈0
Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
≈1
Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
2
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

Common
Distinctive
Very specific

Very specific:
When assessing potential vulnerabilities or calibrating automated security findings, use SECURITY-THREAT-MODEL.md as the authoritative …
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Distinctive:
Use Conventional Commits for commit messages.
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Very specific:
Run pre-commit for every PR and fix any reported issues.
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≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 36,368 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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Apache Iceberg C++ — Agent Instructions

This file provides repository-specific guidance for automated agents working in this repository.

Security Model

When assessing potential vulnerabilities or calibrating automated security findings, use SECURITY-THREAT-MODEL.md as the authoritative detailed description of this repository's security boundaries, trust assumptions, and non-boundaries.

PR & Commit Conventions

Use Conventional Commits for commit messages.
Run pre-commit for every PR and fix any reported issues.

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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 28,693 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 repositoryOne other file it gives its agents.
- .github/copilot-instructions.mdCopilot instructions

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