opencodekit 0.14.6 → 0.15.0

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  1. package/README.md +2 -2
  2. package/dist/index.js +100 -58
  3. package/dist/template/.opencode/.env.example +1 -0
  4. package/dist/template/.opencode/AGENTS.md +13 -24
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  10. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/analyze-project.md +2 -2
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  25. package/dist/template/.opencode/command/summarize.md +1 -2
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  27. package/dist/template/.opencode/dcp.jsonc +68 -68
  28. package/dist/template/.opencode/memory/_templates/README.md +35 -0
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