Maintaining AGENTS.md
Goal: concise, actionable agent instructions. Target under 60 lines; never exceed 100.
Workflow
- Inspect before writing:
- package manager: lock files and manifests
- commands:
package.json,Makefile, task runners, CI workflows - docs/specs/policies:
README.md,CONTRIBUTING.md,docs/,specs/,policies/,SECURITY.md,.github/ - conventions: current code patterns, test layout, generated files, legacy areas to avoid
- Choose scope: