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  2. agent_context_md-0.1.0/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md +13 -0
  3. agent_context_md-0.1.0/.github/actions/agents-md-lint/action.yml +20 -0
  4. agent_context_md-0.1.0/.github/workflows/ci.yml +31 -0
  5. agent_context_md-0.1.0/.github/workflows/publish.yml +43 -0
  6. agent_context_md-0.1.0/AGENTS.md +54 -0
  7. agent_context_md-0.1.0/CONTRIBUTING.md +37 -0
  8. agent_context_md-0.1.0/LICENSE +21 -0
  9. agent_context_md-0.1.0/MANIFEST.in +6 -0
  10. agent_context_md-0.1.0/PKG-INFO +317 -0
  11. agent_context_md-0.1.0/README.md +285 -0
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  14. agent_context_md-0.1.0/setup.cfg +4 -0
  15. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agent_context_md.egg-info/PKG-INFO +317 -0
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  17. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agent_context_md.egg-info/dependency_links.txt +1 -0
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  19. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agent_context_md.egg-info/requires.txt +13 -0
  20. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agent_context_md.egg-info/top_level.txt +1 -0
  21. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/__init__.py +3 -0
  22. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/__main__.py +4 -0
  23. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/cli.py +276 -0
  24. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/dedup.py +70 -0
  25. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/fingerprint.py +88 -0
  26. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/generator.py +181 -0
  27. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/llm.py +150 -0
  28. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/quality.py +261 -0
  29. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/scanner.py +711 -0
  30. agent_context_md-0.1.0/src/agents_md/types.py +56 -0
  31. agent_context_md-0.1.0/tests/test_cli.py +115 -0
  32. agent_context_md-0.1.0/tests/test_quality.py +122 -0
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+ ---
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+ name: Bug report
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+ about: Report incorrect scanning, generation, linting, or update behavior.
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+ labels: bug
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## What Happened
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+
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+ ## Expected Behavior
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+
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+ ## Reproduction
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ agents-md --version
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+ agents-md init --no-llm --dry-run
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Repository Signals
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+
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+ - Language/framework:
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+ - Package manager:
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+ - Existing AGENTS.md:
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+ ---
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+ name: Feature request
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+ about: Propose a focused improvement.
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+ labels: enhancement
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Problem
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+
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+ ## Proposed Behavior
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+
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+ ## Why This Belongs In v1
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+
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+ ## Alternatives Considered
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+ name: agents-md lint
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+ description: Lint an AGENTS.md file and fail when the score is below a threshold.
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+ inputs:
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+ path:
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+ description: Path to AGENTS.md
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+ required: false
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+ default: AGENTS.md
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+ threshold:
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+ description: Minimum accepted lint score
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+ required: false
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+ default: "60"
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+ runs:
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+ using: composite
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+ steps:
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+ - name: Install agents-md from action source
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+ shell: bash
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+ run: python -m pip install "$GITHUB_ACTION_PATH/../../.."
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+ - name: Lint AGENTS.md
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+ shell: bash
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+ run: agents-md lint "${{ inputs.path }}" --check --threshold "${{ inputs.threshold }}"
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+ name: CI
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+
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+ on:
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+ pull_request:
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+ push:
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+ branches: [main]
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+
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+ permissions:
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+ contents: read
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+
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+ jobs:
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+ test:
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+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/checkout@v6
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+ - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
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+ with:
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+ python-version: "3.13"
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+ - run: python -m pip install -e .[dev]
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+ - run: python -m pytest
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+ - run: python -m build
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+
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+ agents-md:
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+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/checkout@v6
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+ - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
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+ with:
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+ python-version: "3.13"
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+ - run: python -m pip install -e .
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+ - run: agents-md lint AGENTS.md --check --threshold 70
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+ name: Publish
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+
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+ on:
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+ workflow_dispatch:
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+ release:
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+ types: [published]
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+
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+ permissions:
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+ contents: read
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+
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+ jobs:
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+ build:
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+ name: Build distributions
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+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/checkout@v6
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+ with:
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+ persist-credentials: false
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+ - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
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+ with:
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+ python-version: "3.13"
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+ - run: python -m pip install build
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+ - run: python -m build
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+ - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v6
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+ with:
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+ name: python-package-distributions
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+ path: dist/
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+
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+ publish:
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+ name: Publish to PyPI
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+ needs: build
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+ runs-on: ubuntu-latest
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+ environment:
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+ name: pypi
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+ url: https://pypi.org/p/agent-context-md
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+ permissions:
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+ id-token: write
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+ steps:
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+ - uses: actions/download-artifact@v6
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+ with:
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+ name: python-package-distributions
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+ path: dist/
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+ - uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
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+ # AGENTS.md
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+
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+ Generated by `agents-md`. Keep manual notes outside managed sections so `agents-md update` can preserve them.
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+
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+ <!-- agents-md:start:stack -->
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+ ## Stack
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+ - Ci: GitHub Actions
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+ - Language: Python
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+ - Package: agent-context-md 0.1.0
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+ - Package Manager: pip
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+ - Runtime: Python >=3.11
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+ <!-- agents-md:end:stack -->
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+
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+ <!-- agents-md:start:commands -->
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+ ## Commands
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+ - install: `python -m pip install -e .[dev]` from pyproject.toml.
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+ - build: `python -m build` from pyproject.toml.
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+ - test: `python -m pytest` from pyproject.toml.
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+ <!-- agents-md:end:commands -->
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+
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+ <!-- agents-md:start:testing -->
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+ ## Testing
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+ - Full suite: `python -m pytest`
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+ - Single test: `python -m pytest tests/test_cli.py::test_init_no_llm_writes_agents -xvs`
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+ - Prefer the narrowest relevant test while iterating, then run the broader check before release changes.
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+ <!-- agents-md:end:testing -->
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+
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+ <!-- agents-md:start:conventions -->
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+ ## Conventions
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+ - Package code uses a `src/` layout; import through the installed package path. (src/)
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+ - Python tests live under `tests/` as `test_*.py` files. (tests/)
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+ - Custom Python error class detected: `LlmError`. (src/agents_md/llm.py)
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+ <!-- agents-md:end:conventions -->
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+
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+ <!-- agents-md:start:boundaries -->
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+ ## Boundaries
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+ ### Always Do
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+ - Run the narrowest relevant test before handing off a code change.
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+ ### Ask First
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+ - Ask before deleting files, rewriting public history, changing release/package metadata, or running commands that mutate databases/infrastructure.
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+ ### Never Do
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+ - Never commit secrets, tokens, or `.env` files.
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+ - Never overwrite a hand-written AGENTS.md without `--force` or an explicit confirmation.
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+ - Never modify `vendor/` unless the user explicitly asks.
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+ <!-- agents-md:end:boundaries -->
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+
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+ <!-- agents-md:start:security -->
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+ ## Security
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+ - Treat API keys as environment-only configuration; do not write them into AGENTS.md or generated logs.
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+ - Prefer `--no-llm` in CI unless a provider key is intentionally configured for synthesis.
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+ - Review generated files before publishing because AGENTS.md is meant to guide automated agents.
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+ <!-- agents-md:end:security -->
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+
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+ <!-- agents-md:fingerprint {"files":{".github/workflows/ci.yml":"e3fb26fa9176b56ec99474e5a98b11f0fa1b62bbcf67a3211c125f470840e8b8",".github/workflows/publish.yml":"9c2a4ee53040cd1ff89f0ebb333470cfcf645c4d99c7b8452ab2e5f2399b8c7b","MANIFEST.in":"85d1c28249eb464538e1bbdaa1ac639db1af0753ab774b05111b4fa5690ec19b","pyproject.toml":"e46ba844a6233472372f6a03eaac0725bdf8ce82787ce06a7665c1239a2b88d1"},"version":1} -->
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+ # Contributing
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+
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+ Thanks for helping improve `agents-md`.
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+
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+ ## Local Setup
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ python -m pip install -e .[dev]
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+ python -m pytest
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+ ```
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+
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+ Run one focused test while iterating:
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ python -m pytest tests/test_quality.py::test_scores_core_sections -xvs
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+ ```
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+
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+ ## Pull Request Expectations
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+
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+ - Keep the core package dependency-light.
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+ - Add or update tests for scanner, generator, lint, or CLI behavior changes.
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+ - Preserve non-destructive update semantics.
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+ - Keep public docs accurate and short.
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+ - Do not commit secrets, real API keys, downloaded browser metadata, or local
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+ cache/build artifacts.
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+
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+ ## Product Guardrails
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+
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+ Ask first before changing:
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+
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+ - Quality score thresholds or scoring weights
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+ - Deduplication rules
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+ - Managed marker comment format
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+ - Default LLM provider/model choices
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+ - Public package metadata
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+
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+ These choices shape user trust and should be discussed as product behavior.
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+ MIT License
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+
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+ Copyright (c) 2026 Osmane B.
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+
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+ in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
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+ to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
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+ copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
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+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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+
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+ The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
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+ copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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+
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+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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+ IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
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+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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+ AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+ LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
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+ OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
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+ SOFTWARE.
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+ include AGENTS.md
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+ include CONTRIBUTING.md
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+ recursive-include .github/actions *.yml
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+ recursive-include .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE *.md
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+ recursive-include .github/workflows *.yml
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+ recursive-include docs *.svg
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+ Metadata-Version: 2.4
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+ Name: agent-context-md
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+ Version: 0.1.0
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+ Summary: Generate short, useful AGENTS.md files without repeating what the repo already says.
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+ Author: Osmane B.
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+ License-Expression: MIT
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+ Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/osmaneb23/agents-md
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+ Project-URL: Issues, https://github.com/osmaneb23/agents-md/issues
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+ Keywords: agents.md,ai,cli,codex,claude,developer-tools
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+ Classifier: Development Status :: 3 - Alpha
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+ Classifier: Environment :: Console
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+ Classifier: Intended Audience :: Developers
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12
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+ Classifier: Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Documentation
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+ Classifier: Topic :: Software Development :: Quality Assurance
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+ Requires-Python: >=3.11
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+ Description-Content-Type: text/markdown
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+ License-File: LICENSE
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+ Provides-Extra: anthropic
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+ Requires-Dist: anthropic>=0.76; extra == "anthropic"
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+ Provides-Extra: openai
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+ Requires-Dist: openai>=2.9; extra == "openai"
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+ Provides-Extra: gemini
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+ Requires-Dist: google-genai>=1.52; extra == "gemini"
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+ Provides-Extra: dev
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+ Requires-Dist: build>=1.3; extra == "dev"
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+ Requires-Dist: pytest>=9.0; extra == "dev"
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+ Dynamic: license-file
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+
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+ # agents-md
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+ Generate `AGENTS.md` context files that actually help AI coding agents.
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+ [![CI](https://github.com/osmaneb23/agents-md/actions/workflows/ci.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/osmaneb23/agents-md/actions)
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+ [![Python 3.11+](https://img.shields.io/badge/python-3.11%2B-blue)](pyproject.toml)
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+ [![License: MIT](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](LICENSE)
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+
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+ ![agents-md terminal demo](docs/demo.svg)
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+ *Demo runs on a JS/TS repo. Simpler repos generate shorter files.*
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ETH Zurich [tested AI coding agents](https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.11988) across 8 benchmarks with auto-generated context files, hand-written files, and nothing. Auto-generated files made performance worse in 5 of 8 cases. Inference cost jumped 20-23%. Tasks took more steps.
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+ The cause: generators write what agents can already read. Your README, your folder structure, your lint rules — the agent figures all of this out on its own. Putting it in AGENTS.md means reading it again on every task and paying for it each time.
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+ `agents-md` reads your existing docs before writing anything. Everything the agent can discover on its own gets filtered out. What's left — exact commands with real flags, conventions the agent would get wrong, hard limits — is what ends up in the file.
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+ This repo's own AGENTS.md was generated by `agents-md`.
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Contents
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+
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+ - [Install](#install)
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+ - [Usage](#usage)
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+ - [Sample output](#sample-output)
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+ - [How deduplication works](#how-deduplication-works)
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+ - [Quality scoring](#quality-scoring)
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+ - [GitHub Action](#github-action)
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+ - [What gets detected](#what-gets-detected)
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+ - [Alternatives](#alternatives)
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+ - [Development](#development)
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+
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+ ---
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+
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+ ## Install
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+
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+ ```bash
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+ # Until the first PyPI release is live:
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+ python -m pip install "git+https://github.com/osmaneb23/agents-md.git"
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+ # After PyPI publication:
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+ pip install agent-context-md
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+ ```
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+ Zero runtime dependencies. No Node.js, no Docker.
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+ LLM provider SDKs are optional extras — the tool works fully offline without them. From a source checkout:
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+ ```bash
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+ ```
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+ After PyPI publication, use `pip install agent-context-md[anthropic]` or run it with uv:
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+ ```bash
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Usage
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+ **Generate:**
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+ ```bash
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+ # Static analysis only, no API key needed
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+ # With LLM synthesis (picks up key from env)
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+ ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-... agents-md init
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+ OPENAI_API_KEY=sk-... agents-md init
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+ GEMINI_API_KEY=... agents-md init
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+ # Explicit provider + model
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+ agents-md init --provider anthropic --model <model-id>
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+
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+ # Preview without writing anything
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+ # Append managed sections to a hand-written file
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+ agents-md init --merge
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+ ```
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+ **Lint** — works on any AGENTS.md, including hand-written ones:
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+ ```bash
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+ agents-md lint --check --threshold 70 # exit 1 if score < 70
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+ agents-md lint --fix # remove duplicate and style-rule lines
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+ agents-md lint --json # machine-readable output
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+ ```
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+ **Keep it current:**
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+ ```bash
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+ agents-md diff # show what changed in the repo since last generation
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Sample output
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+ `agents-md init --no-llm` on a Next.js + TypeScript repo:
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+ ```markdown
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+ ## Stack
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+ - CI: GitHub Actions
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+ - Framework: Next.js 15.3
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+ - Language: TypeScript (strict mode)
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+ - Package Manager: pnpm 10.0.0
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+ - Test Runner: vitest 3.0.0
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+ ## Commands
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+ - install: `pnpm install`
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+ - run: `pnpm dev`
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+ - build: `pnpm build`
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+ - test: `pnpm test`
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+ - lint: `pnpm lint`
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+ ## Testing
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+ - Full suite: `pnpm test`
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+ - Single test: `pnpm vitest run src/auth/login.test.ts -t "should reject expired tokens"`
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+ - Prefer the narrowest test while iterating. Run the full suite before handing off.
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+
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+ ## Boundaries
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+ ### Always Do
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+ - Run the narrowest relevant test before handing off a code change.
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+ ### Ask First
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+ - Ask before running `pnpm db:migrate` — it touches migrations.
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+ - Ask before deleting files, rewriting history, or changing release metadata.
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+ ### Never Do
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+ - Never commit secrets, tokens, or `.env` files.
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+ - Never overwrite a hand-written AGENTS.md without `--force` or explicit confirmation.
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## How deduplication works
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+ Before writing anything, the tool reads every Markdown file in your project root and `docs/`. It extracts facts from them — commands, framework mentions, structural notes. Then for each candidate line from the extractors, it asks: does this add anything the agent can't get from those docs?
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+ ```
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+ ---
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+ ## Quality scoring
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+ |---|---|
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+ | Commands section with 2+ exact commands | 10 |
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+ | Commands include real flags (`-x`, `--watch`, etc.) | 15 |
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+ | Single-test command targeting one file or function | 10 |
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+ | Three-tier boundaries (Always / Ask First / Never) | 20 |
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+ | Dedicated testing section | 10 |
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+ | File under 150 lines | 15 |
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+ | No README duplication | 15 |
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+ | No linter-owned style rules | 5 |
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+ - **65-84** — A few improvements would help.
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+ - **0-44** — This file is likely slowing agent sessions down.
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+ ---
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+ ## GitHub Action
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+ ```yaml
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+ - uses: actions/setup-python@v6
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+ with:
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+ python-version: "3.13"
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+ with:
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+ path: AGENTS.md
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+ threshold: "70"
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+ ```
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+ Pin to a release tag once you cut the first release.
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+ ---
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+ ## What gets detected
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+ <details>
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+ <summary><strong>Commands</strong></summary>
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+ Scripts and tasks from `package.json`, `Makefile`, `pyproject.toml` (taskipy, poe), `Justfile`, `Taskfile.yml`. Single-test commands are inferred for pytest, unittest, Jest, Vitest, Mocha, Cargo, and Go.
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+ <summary><strong>Stack</strong></summary>
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+ Package manager detected from lock files, never guessed. Framework, language, TypeScript strict mode (from tsconfig), runtime, test runner, linter, type checker, CI system.
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+ `src/` layout, test naming patterns, TypeScript path aliases, named-export-only modules, barrel files with their import alias, `Result<T,E>` error-as-value patterns, centralized HTTP wrappers, catch blocks that intentionally return fallback values, `.env.example` variables, test fixture and factory directories. Only things an agent would plausibly get wrong on the first attempt.
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+ <summary><strong>Fingerprint</strong></summary>
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+ SHA-256 hashes of key manifests stored in a comment at the bottom of the file. `agents-md diff` compares them against the current state and tells you whether an update is worth running.
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+ Supported: **Python**, **JavaScript/TypeScript**, **Go**, **Rust**.
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+ ## Alternatives
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+ | Tool | What it does | Where it falls short |
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+ | `agents-init` (npm) | Sets up AGENTS.md + MCP config + subagents | No dedup filter. Generates the kind of bloated file the ETH study warns against. |
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+ | `GenerateAgents.md` (PyPI) | DSPy-based generation, any model | DSPy is a heavy dependency. No dedup. |
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+ | `AGENTS.md_generator` (Python) | Safe-by-default skeleton | Intentionally minimal. You still fill it in manually. |
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+ | Hand-written | Full control | Drifts with the codebase. No quality feedback. |
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+ ## Design decisions
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+ - **Zero runtime dependencies.** The core package installs in seconds. LLM SDKs are opt-in extras.
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+ - **Non-destructive updates.** `agents-md update` only touches content inside managed markers. `lint --fix` creates a `.bak` before writing. `init` prompts before overwriting.
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+ - **No guessing.** If the package manager can't be determined from lock files, it's left blank. A wrong command is worse than a missing one.
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+ - **Short over padded.** The LLM synthesis prompt explicitly tells the model to refuse to pad. A 30-line file beats a 150-line one if the repo is simple.
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+ - **No Node.js required.** Python only, works anywhere Python runs.
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+ ## Development
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+ The project's own [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) has the authoritative commands, conventions, and boundaries. Check it before changing code or opening a PR.
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+ Before changing scoring weights, deduplication rules, or managed marker formats, open an issue. These are product decisions, not implementation details.
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+ Releases go through PyPI Trusted Publishing via `.github/workflows/publish.yml`. To publish: set up a pending publisher for project `agent-context-md`, repository `osmaneb23/agents-md`, workflow `publish.yml`, environment `pypi`, then run the publish workflow.
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+ ## Sources
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+ - ETH Zurich study: [arxiv.org/abs/2602.11988](https://arxiv.org/abs/2602.11988)
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+ - AGENTS.md open format: [github.com/agentsmd/agents.md](https://github.com/agentsmd/agents.md)
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+ - GitHub's analysis of 2,500+ AGENTS.md files: [github.blog](https://github.blog/ai-and-ml/github-copilot/how-to-write-a-great-agents-md-lessons-from-over-2500-repositories/)
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+ - Augment Code guide: [augmentcode.com/guides/how-to-build-agents-md](https://www.augmentcode.com/guides/how-to-build-agents-md)