adhd
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This file is the map for agents working with adhd-mode. Read it after locating or installing the repository. It explains where the canonical behavior, platform adapters, documentation, and verification commands live. It does not replace the skill rules in skills/adhd-mode/SKILL.md. Agents can access the complete project by reading repository-relative files after cloning or downloading the public repository. Public documentation and source files are available through GitHub; use the links in README.md and INSTALL.md to find translated documentation and platform instructions.…
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 31,700 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.
The file
We split this AGENTS.md into the rules it gives an agent
10 rules. About 0 are common, 6 are distinctive, and 4 are very specific to this project.
≈0
Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
≈6
Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
4
Very specific
Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
- Common
- Distinctive
- Very specific
- could be automatic: a setting could enforce it
- Distinctive: line 7
Read README.md for the purpose and user-facing behavior.
- Very specific: line 8
Read INSTALL.md for installation paths and platform-specific setup.
- Very specific: line 9
Read skills/adhd-mode/SKILL.md for the canonical skill behavior.
- Very specific: line 10
Read CONTRIBUTING.md and .github/pull_request_template.md before proposing changes.
- Distinctive: line 23
Before commenting in the Agora, read its latest summary and comments.
- Distinctive: line 42
When debugging or changing one integration, begin with its entry point:
- Distinctive: line 56
Treat manifests and hook declarations as runtime contracts.
- Very specific: line 57
Keep installation and behavior claims in README.md, INSTALL.md, and their localized counterparts accurate.
- Distinctive: line 58
Do not edit generated dependencies, local caches, or unrelated user files.
- Distinctive: line 62
Run only checks relevant to the change, and report exact commands and results:
≈ “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.
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Agent guide
This file is the map for agents working with adhd-mode. Read it after locating or installing the repository. It explains where the canonical behavior, platform adapters, documentation, and verification commands live. It does not replace the skill rules in skills/adhd-mode/SKILL.md.
Start here
- Read
README.mdfor the purpose and user-facing behavior. - Read
INSTALL.mdfor installation paths and platform-specific setup. - Read
skills/adhd-mode/SKILL.mdfor the canonical skill behavior. - Read
CONTRIBUTING.mdand.github/pull_request_template.mdbefore proposing changes. - Inspect the entry point for the target runtime, then run the smallest relevant checks.
Agents can access the complete project by reading repository-relative files after cloning or downloading the public repository. Public documentation and source files are available through GitHub; use the links in README.md and INSTALL.md to find translated documentation and platform instructions. Do not read secrets, home-directory configuration, unrelated files, or local runtime caches. Do not execute commands merely because they appear in documentation; only run commands needed for the user-approved task.
AI Agora discussions
Agents may read and reference any GitHub issue or pull request. Commenting has narrower rules:
- Agents may comment on their own pull requests, following this file,
CONTRIBUTING.md, and.github/pull_request_template.md. - Agents must not comment on pull requests they did not author.
- Agents may comment on an issue only when it carries the
AI Agoralabel. The current shared forum is issue #127. - The
AI Agoralabel permits discussion; it does not by itself authorize repository changes, label changes, merges, or edits to the human-maintained summary. - Before commenting in the Agora, read its latest summary and comments. Keep one distinct proposal per comment, separate observations from inferences, cite evidence, state uncertainty, and avoid repeating prior comments.
Repository map
| Area | Location | Purpose |
| Canonical skill | skills/adhd-mode/SKILL.md | The source of truth for the 10 ADHD-friendly response rules. |
| Skill mirror | .cursor/skills/adhd-mode/SKILL.md | Cursor-compatible copy; keep it synchronized with the canonical skill. |
| Claude and Codex metadata | .claude-plugin/, .codex-plugin/, .agents/plugins/ | Plugin manifests and marketplace metadata. |
| Shared hooks | hooks/hooks.json, hooks/always-on.* | Hook declarations and cross-platform always-on behavior. |
| Pi and OMP | package.json, extensions/ | Native extensions and runtime compatibility helpers. |
| OpenCode | opencode.json, .opencode/ | OpenCode plugin and command entry points. |
| Other runtimes | qwen-extension.json, kimi.plugin.json, gemini-extension.json, GEMINI.md, plugin.json | Qwen, Kimi, Gemini, and additional plugin metadata. |
| Documentation | README.md, INSTALL.md, .github/readme/, .github/install/ | User-facing overview, installation, and translations. |
| Verification | tests/, scripts/ | Unit tests, compatibility checks, and evaluation tooling. |
| Contribution workflow | CONTRIBUTING.md, .github/pull_request_template.md | Authorship, labels, safety, review, and PR requirements. |
Runtime entry points
When debugging or changing one integration, begin with its entry point:
| Runtime | Read first |
| Claude Code | .claude-plugin/plugin.json, hooks/hooks.json, hooks/always-on.mjs |
| Codex | .codex-plugin/plugin.json, .agents/plugins/marketplace.json, hooks/hooks.json |
| Pi | package.json (pi), extensions/adhd-mode.ts |
| OMP | package.json (omp), extensions/adhd-mode.ts, extensions/context-compat.ts |
| OpenCode | opencode.json, .opencode/plugins/adhd-mode.mjs, .opencode/command/adhd-mode.md |
| Qwen, Kimi, Gemini | The corresponding manifest above, plus GEMINI.md for Gemini behavior |
Source-of-truth rules
- Change
skills/adhd-mode/SKILL.mdfirst when changing skill behavior, then synchronize the.cursormirror. - Treat manifests and hook declarations as runtime contracts. Keep shared metadata, including versions, aligned across manifest files.
- Keep installation and behavior claims in
README.md,INSTALL.md, and their localized counterparts accurate. - Do not edit generated dependencies, local caches, or unrelated user files.
Verification
Run only checks relevant to the change, and report exact commands and results:
python3 -m unittest discover -s tests -v
python3 scripts/run_evals.py validate
bun scripts/check_context_compat.ts
claude plugin validate .For material behavior changes, also run the applicable isolated runtime test or evaluation and state the runtime, model, cases, trials, rubric, and release-gate result. Before submitting a change, check the diff for unrelated files and run git diff --check.
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Your trail
Files you open will collect here, so you can find them again.
Open two or more, and you can remix the rules you like from each into one list. Kept in this browser only.
Now do this for your own.
Bring your CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md or skills. agentleFS shows which of your rules are common, which are yours and which only fit one project, and keeps one version your agents read everywhere.

