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Agent Rules by lord1egypt — Agent Skill

Name: Agent Rules
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: Lord1Egypt

Agent Rules

Use when creating or updating AGENTS.md files, .github/copilot-instructions.md, or other AI agent rule files, onboarding AI agents to a project, standardizing agent documentation, or when anyone mentions AGENTS.md, agent rules, project onboarding, or codebase documentation for AI agents.

Lord1Egypt Updated Sep 8, 2026 2 repo stars

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AGENTS.md Generator Skill

Generate and maintain AGENTS.md files following the agents.md convention. AGENTS.md is FOR AGENTS, not humans.

When to Use

Creating or updating AGENTS.md for new/existing projects
Standardizing agent documentation across repositories
Checking if AGENTS.md files are current with recent code changes
Onboarding AI agents to an unfamiliar codebase

Scripts

Script	Purpose
`scripts/generate-agents.sh PATH`	Generate AGENTS.md files
`scripts/validate-structure.sh PATH`	Validate structure compliance
`scripts/check-freshness.sh PATH`	Check if files are outdated
`scripts/verify-content.sh PATH`	Verify documented files/commands match codebase
`scripts/verify-commands.sh PATH`	Verify documented commands execute
`scripts/score-agents.sh PATH`	Grade AGENTS.md quality, worst-first
`scripts/detect-project.sh PATH`	Detect language, version, build tools
`scripts/detect-scopes.sh PATH`	Identify directories needing scoped files
`scripts/extract-commands.sh PATH`	Extract commands from build configs
`scripts/extract-ci-rules.sh PATH`	Extract CI quality gates and version matrix
`scripts/extract-architecture-rules.sh PATH`	Extract module boundaries
`scripts/extract-adrs.sh PATH`	Extract architectural decision records
`scripts/extract-github-rulesets.sh PATH`	Extract GitHub rulesets and merge rules

See references/scripts-guide.md for full options.

Workflow

Detect: detect-project.sh + detect-scopes.sh to identify stacks and subsystems
Extract: extract-commands.sh, extract-ci-rules.sh, etc. to gather facts
Generate: generate-agents.sh with --style=thin (default) or --verbose
Verify: verify-content.sh + verify-commands.sh -- MANDATORY before done

Use --update to preserve human-curated content outside  markers.

Core Principles

Structured over Prose -- tables parse faster than paragraphs
Never Fabricate -- only document what exists; verify every command and path
Pointer Principle -- point to files, don't duplicate content
Auto Symlinks -- CLAUDE.md/GEMINI.md symlinks by default (see ai-tool-compatibility.md)

References

File	Contents
`verification-guide.md`	Verification steps, design principles, anti-bloat
`scripts-guide.md`	Script options, validation checklist
`quality-rubric.md`	Quality grading rubric
`ai-tool-compatibility.md`	16-agent compatibility matrix
`output-structure.md`	Root/scoped sections
`git-hooks-setup.md`	Hook framework detection and setup
`examples/`	Complete examples
`ai-contribution-guidelines.md`	"3 Cs" framework for AI contributions
`directory-coverage.md`	Scoped-file coverage rationale

Templates

Root: assets/root-thin.md (default) or root-verbose.md. Scoped: assets/scoped/, one per stack (Go/PHP/Python/TYPO3/Symfony/Oro/CLI/TS/skill-repo).

Supported Projects

Go, PHP (Composer/Laravel/Symfony/TYPO3/Oro), TypeScript (React/Next/Vue/Node), Python (pip/poetry/ruff/mypy), Skill repos, Hybrid (multi-stack with auto-scoping).

---name: agent-rulesdescription: Use when creating or updating AGENTS.md files, .github/copilot-instructions.md, or other AI agent rule files, onboarding AI agents to a project, standardizing agent documentation, or when anyone mentions AGENTS.md, agent rules, project onboarding, or codebase documentation for AI agents.license: (MIT AND CC-BY-SA-4.0). See LICENSE-MIT and LICENSE-CC-BY-SA-4.0---# AGENTS.md Generator SkillGenerate and maintain AGENTS.md files following the [agents.md convention](https://agents.md/). AGENTS.md is FOR AGENTS, not humans.## When to Use- Creating or updating AGENTS.md for new/existing projects- Standardizing agent documentation across repositories- Checking if AGENTS.md files are current with recent code changes- Onboarding AI agents to an unfamiliar codebase## Scripts| Script | Purpose ||--------|---------|| `scripts/generate-agents.sh PATH` | Generate AGENTS.md files || `scripts/validate-structure.sh PATH` | Validate structure compliance || `scripts/check-freshness.sh PATH` | Check if files are outdated || `scripts/verify-content.sh PATH` | Verify documented files/commands match codebase || `scripts/verify-commands.sh PATH` | Verify documented commands execute || `scripts/score-agents.sh PATH` | Grade AGENTS.md quality, worst-first || `scripts/detect-project.sh PATH` | Detect language, version, build tools || `scripts/detect-scopes.sh PATH` | Identify directories needing scoped files || `scripts/extract-commands.sh PATH` | Extract commands from build configs || `scripts/extract-ci-rules.sh PATH` | Extract CI quality gates and version matrix || `scripts/extract-architecture-rules.sh PATH` | Extract module boundaries || `scripts/extract-adrs.sh PATH` | Extract architectural decision records || `scripts/extract-github-rulesets.sh PATH` | Extract GitHub rulesets and merge rules |See `references/scripts-guide.md` for full options.## Workflow1. **Detect**: `detect-project.sh` + `detect-scopes.sh` to identify stacks and subsystems2. **Extract**: `extract-commands.sh`, `extract-ci-rules.sh`, etc. to gather facts3. **Generate**: `generate-agents.sh` with `--style=thin` (default) or `--verbose`4. **Verify**: `verify-content.sh` + `verify-commands.sh` -- MANDATORY before doneUse `--update` to preserve human-curated content outside `` markers.## Core Principles- **Structured over Prose** -- tables parse faster than paragraphs- **Never Fabricate** -- only document what exists; verify every command and path- **Pointer Principle** -- point to files, don't duplicate content- **Auto Symlinks** -- CLAUDE.md/GEMINI.md symlinks by default (see [`ai-tool-compatibility.md`](references/ai-tool-compatibility.md))## References| File | Contents ||------|----------|| [`verification-guide.md`](references/verification-guide.md) | Verification steps, design principles, anti-bloat || [`scripts-guide.md`](references/scripts-guide.md) | Script options, validation checklist || [`quality-rubric.md`](references/quality-rubric.md) | Quality grading rubric || [`ai-tool-compatibility.md`](references/ai-tool-compatibility.md) | 16-agent compatibility matrix || [`output-structure.md`](references/output-structure.md) | Root/scoped sections || [`git-hooks-setup.md`](references/git-hooks-setup.md) | Hook framework detection and setup || [`examples/`](references/examples/) | Complete examples || [`ai-contribution-guidelines.md`](references/ai-contribution-guidelines.md) | "3 Cs" framework for AI contributions || [`directory-coverage.md`](references/directory-coverage.md) | Scoped-file coverage rationale |## TemplatesRoot: `assets/root-thin.md` (default) or `root-verbose.md`. Scoped: `assets/scoped/`, one per stack (Go/PHP/Python/TYPO3/Symfony/Oro/CLI/TS/skill-repo).## Supported ProjectsGo, PHP (Composer/Laravel/Symfony/TYPO3/Oro), TypeScript (React/Next/Vue/Node), Python (pip/poetry/ruff/mypy), Skill repos, Hybrid (multi-stack with auto-scoping).## See Also- [`agent-harness-skill`](https://github.com/netresearch/agent-harness-skill) — broader agent-readiness harness (CI verification, enforcement).- [`skill-repo-skill`](https://github.com/netresearch/skill-repo-skill) — skill-repo structure (plugin.json, split licensing, release workflows).

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