Create Instructions

create-instructions

Analyze the project's coding conventions and produce a concise AGENTS.md.

Steps

1. Check for existing AGENTS.md — if one already exists at the project root, stop and tell the user it already exists. Do not overwrite it.

2. Explore the codebase — read a representative sample of source files (not config files) to identify patterns. Look at:

   • How files and types are named
   • How state management is handled
   • Error handling patterns
   • Testing conventions
   • Any custom abstractions or wrappers used instead of primitives
   • Patterns that deviate from the language/framework defaults
   • If a folder convention is used what that convention is

3. Write AGENTS.md — create it at the project root with these rules:

   • At most 20 instructions
   • Each instruction is a single line (no multi-line bullets)
   • Only include things that are unique to this project and non-obvious
   • Do NOT list the project's directory structure
   • Do NOT include anything that is standard practice for the language or framework
   • Do NOT include things a competent developer would infer automatically (e.g. "use Swift", "follow MVC")
   • Focus on: project-specific patterns, naming conventions that deviate from defaults, custom abstractions the AI must use, gotchas specific to this codebase

Output Format

# Project Coding Conventions

- <single line instruction>
- <single line instruction>
...

Gotchas

• Don't pad the list to hit 20. Fewer sharp instructions beat 20 generic ones.
• Avoid restating what the language/framework already enforces.
• If you cannot find enough unique conventions to fill even 5 lines, say so and write what you found.