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A software-development workshop for engineering skills, agent workflows, and local checkouts of active tool repositories. This repository is a thin workshop. It owns: It does not own scheduled automation, consumer-space data, or a nested tools/<space>/ tree. Product source of truth for active cloud work (for example raw-viewer) lives in the cloud environment / GitHub; clone into repos/ only when you need a local fix. Tools here use Python, Swift, or Rust. A tool-level AGENTS.md overrides the Python wording below. For…
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 repository95 other files it gives its agents.
- docs/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- agent-architectureSkill
- agentic-evalSkill
- agent-owasp-complianceSkill
- agent-skill-stackSkill
- ai-readySkill
- ai-team-orchestrationSkill
- answer-me-with-htmlSkill
- anti-ui-slopSkill
- archifySkill
- autoresearchSkill
- batch-script-progressSkill
- cli-creatorSkill
- codebase-designSkill
- code-exemplars-blueprint-generatorSkill
- copilot-instructions-blueprint-generatorSkill
- create-agentsmdSkill
- create-architectural-decision-recordSkill
- create-github-action-workflow-specificationSkill
- create-github-issues-feature-from-implementation-planSkill
- create-readmeSkill
- create-specificationSkill
- create-technical-spikeSkill
- create-tldr-pageSkill
- docs-sync-auditSkill
- folder-structure-blueprint-generatorSkill
- gh-fix-ciSkill
- github-actions-hardeningSkill
- github-repo-careSkill
- impeccableSkill
- launchd-automationSkill
- mcp-security-auditSkill
- notion-cliSkill
- opencode-model-routerSkill
- playwright-cliSkill
- python-pypi-package-builderSkill
- refactorSkill
- simple-englishSkill
- swiftui-expert-skillSkill
- technical-documentationSkill
- workshop-driverSkill
- xerj-hubSkill
- xerjSkill
- anti-ui-slopSkill
- autoresearchSkill
- batch-script-progressSkill
- calling-frontend-from-tauri-rustSkill
- calling-rust-from-tauri-frontendSkill
- cli-creatorSkill
- codebase-designSkill
- code-exemplars-blueprint-generatorSkill
- configuring-tauri-appsSkill
- configuring-tauri-capabilitiesSkill
- configuring-tauri-cspSkill
- configuring-tauri-permissionsSkill
- configuring-tauri-scopesSkill
- copilot-instructions-blueprint-generatorSkill
- create-agentsmdSkill
- create-architectural-decision-recordSkill
- create-github-action-workflow-specificationSkill
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We split this AGENTS.md into the rules it gives an agent
9 rules. About 0 are common, 1 is distinctive, and 8 are very specific to this project.
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Common · estimate
Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
≈1
Distinctive · estimate
This author's own choices. Worth a look.
8
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
- Very specific: line 23
All agent operations in this workspace strictly follow the Agent Skills specification and official upstream skills from …
- Very specific: line 36
Before writing code, use create-technical-spike for uncertain technical proofs and create-specification / …
- Very specific: line 42
Use superpowers:subagent-driven-development to execute tasks in isolated contexts.
- Very specific: line 44
When bugs occur, run superpowers:systematic-debugging to trace root causes before proposing fixes.
- Very specific: line 45
Run tests inside the product repository (for example pytest under repos/<tool>/), not at the workshop root.
- Very specific: line 49
Run agentic-eval to validate payloads against JSON schemas.
- Very specific: line 50
Run docs-sync-audit to ensure README, CLI help text, and documentation match code changes with zero drift.
- Very specific: line 54
Path Agnosticism: Never hardcode user home paths.
- Distinctive: line 58
Git safety: Never force-push or merge unverified changes to main.
≈ “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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Development Space
A software-development workshop for engineering skills, agent workflows, and local checkouts of active tool repositories.
Overview
This repository is a thin workshop. It owns:
- Shared engineering skills under
.agents/skills/ - Workshop policy and routing (
AGENTS.md,docs/) - Optional local product checkouts under
repos/<tool-name>/(each an independent Git repository)
It does not own scheduled automation, consumer-space data, or a nested tools/<space>/ tree. Product source of truth for active cloud work (for example raw-viewer) lives in the cloud environment / GitHub; clone into repos/ only when you need a local fix.
Work Phases
Tools here use Python, Swift, or Rust. A tool-level AGENTS.md overrides the Python wording below.
For a platform or app, work in three phases: think and decide, lay the foundation, then build. During /brainstorming, read docs/AGENTS.md and propose the skills it lists. Run a proposed skill only after the user agrees.
Upstream Skills & Standards
All agent operations in this workspace strictly follow the Agent Skills specification and official upstream skills from github/awesome-copilot:
- Package & CLI Architecture:
python-pypi-package-builder(PyPA standardsrc/layout,pyproject.toml, SemVer,uvtool packaging). - Modularity & Structure:
folder-structure-blueprint-generator(dynamic Separation of Concerns) andcode-exemplars-blueprint-generator(canonical style enforcement). - Execution Discipline: Superpowers methodology (
superpowers:writing-plans,superpowers:subagent-driven-development,superpowers:test-driven-development,superpowers:systematic-debugging). - Stream & Batch Formatting:
batch-script-progress(cleanstdoutfor data/JSON,stderrfor progress/diagnostics, standardized exit codes). - Quality & Security Gates:
agentic-eval(self-critique schema validation),agent-owasp-compliance,mcp-security-audit, anddocs-sync-audit(zero doc drift). - UI & Presentation:
impeccablefor product-grade webview/frontend design. - Local Persistence:
sqlite-data-modeling(planned, not installed) for embedded databases and offline caches.
Development Workflow
1. Planning & Scaffolding
- Before writing code, use
create-technical-spikefor uncertain technical proofs andcreate-specification/create-architectural-decision-recordfor architectural clarity. - Break implementation down into small, verifiable steps using
superpowers:writing-plans. - Convert plan phases into GitHub tracking issues via
create-github-issues-feature-from-implementation-plan. - Scaffold new tools using
python-pypi-package-builderwith standardpyproject.tomland cleansrc/package layout.
2. Implementation & Testing
- Use
superpowers:subagent-driven-developmentto execute tasks in isolated contexts. - Strictly adhere to
superpowers:test-driven-development: write failing tests first, implement the minimum code to pass, then refactor. - When bugs occur, run
superpowers:systematic-debuggingto trace root causes before proposing fixes. - Run tests inside the product repository (for example
pytestunderrepos/<tool>/), not at the workshop root.
3. Verification & Delivery
- Prior to completing a task, enforce
superpowers:verification-before-completionwith fresh execution logs. - Run
agentic-evalto validate payloads against JSON schemas. - Run
docs-sync-auditto ensure README, CLI help text, and documentation match code changes with zero drift.
Core Engineering Conventions
- Path Agnosticism: Never hardcode user home paths. Use
pathlib.Path.home(),$HOME, or environment variables. - Configuration Standards: Store user-specific configuration outside repositories in standard XDG paths (
~/.config/<tool-name>/), using tracked*.example.yamltemplates in source. - CLI Design: Support standard flags (
--help,-h,--json), non-interactive overrides (--yes/--force), and predictable exit codes (0success,1runtime error,2validation error). - Local checkouts: Active local checkouts live under
repos/<tool-name>/. Each is its own Git repository and is ignored by the workshop root Git. Prefer cloning from the remote/cloud source of truth when starting local work. - Git safety: Never force-push or merge unverified changes to
main.
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