agent-rules

name	agent-rules
description	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
compatibility	Requires bash 4.3+, jq 1.7+, git 2.0+.
metadata	{"author":"Netresearch DTT GmbH","version":"3.15.1","repository":"https://github.com/netresearch/agent-rules-skill"}
allowed-tools	Bash(git:*) Bash(jq:*) Bash(grep:*) Bash(find:*) Bash(bash:*) Read Glob Grep

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
• Scaffolding a new repository — ship AGENTS.md with the initial commits; retrofitting later needs full re-verification
• Standardizing agent documentation across repositories
• Checking AGENTS.md freshness after 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scripts/check-freshness.sh PATH	Check if files are outdated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

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

--update preserves curated content outside <!-- GENERATED --> 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 by default (ai-tool-compatibility.md)

References

File	Contents
verification-guide.md	Verification steps, anti-bloat, preservation check
fleet-sync-sweep.md	Fleet-wide AGENTS.md sweeps
scripts-guide.md	Script options, validation checklist
quality-rubric.md	Grading rubric
ai-tool-compatibility.md	16-agent compatibility matrix
output-structure.md	Root/scoped sections
git-hooks-setup.md	Hook framework setup
examples/	Complete examples
ai-contribution-guidelines.md	"3 Cs" AI-contribution framework
directory-coverage.md	Scoped-file coverage rationale
feedback-memory-schema.md	Approved-learning file format

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.

See Also

• agent-harness-skill — agent-readiness harness (CI enforcement).
• skill-repo-skill — skill-repo structure (plugin.json, licensing, releases).