Adding to AGENTS.md

AGENTS.md is the canonical agent-facing documentation. Each rule should be minimal, but many rules are OK.

Before Writing

Discover local skills to reference:

find .claude/skills -name "SKILL.md" 2>/dev/null
ls plugins/*/skills/*/SKILL.md 2>/dev/null

Read each skill's frontmatter to understand when to reference it.

Guideline Keywords

Use these keywords to indicate requirement strength:

• ALWAYS — Mandatory requirement
• NEVER — Strong prohibition
• PREFER — Strong recommendation, exceptions allowed
• CAN — Optional, developer's discretion
• NOTE — Context or clarification
• EXAMPLE — Illustrative example

Strictness hierarchy: ALWAYS/NEVER > PREFER > CAN > NOTE/EXAMPLE

Writing Rules

• Existing sections first - Only propose new sections if no appropriate existing section exists
• One rule per bullet - Keep each guideline minimal and atomic
• Start with keyword - Every rule begins with ALWAYS/NEVER/PREFER/CAN/NOTE
• Headers + bullets - No paragraphs
• Code blocks - For commands and templates
• Reference, don't duplicate - Point to skills: "See .claude/skills/db-migrate/SKILL.md"
• No filler - No intros, conclusions, or pleasantries

Common Sections

Add sections as needed for the project:

When Stuck

## When Stuck
- **ALWAYS** ask a clarifying question or propose alternatives
- **NEVER** initiate large speculative changes without confirmation

Git Commits

## Git Commits
- **ALWAYS** write succinct commit messages in imperative mood
- **ALWAYS** keep the first line short
- **NEVER** mention that you are an AI

Issue Management

## Linear Issues
- **NEVER** change issue status without explicit instruction
- **NEVER** create issues without explicit instruction

Package Manager

## Package Manager
Use **pnpm**: `pnpm install`, `pnpm dev`, `pnpm test`

Local Skills

Reference each discovered skill:

## Database
Use `db-migrate` skill. See `.claude/skills/db-migrate/SKILL.md`

Domain-Specific Sections

Add sections for each tech stack (Frontend, Backend, etc.) with domain-specific guidelines.

Anti-Patterns

Omit these:

• "Welcome to..." or "This document explains..."
• Obvious instructions ("run tests", "write clean code")
• Explanations of why (just say what)
• Long prose paragraphs
• Content duplicated from skills (reference instead)