| 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 1.5+, git 2.0+. |
| metadata | {"author":"Netresearch DTT GmbH","version":"3.9.1","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
- 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scripts/check-freshness.sh PATH | Check if files are outdated |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/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 <!-- 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 symlinks by default (see
ai-tool-compatibility.md)
References
Templates
Root: assets/root-thin.md (default), root-verbose.md. Scoped: assets/scoped/ -- backend-go.md, backend-php.md, python-modern.md, typo3.md, symfony.md, skill-repo.md, cli.md, frontend-typescript.md, oro.md.
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).
See Also
agent-harness-skill — broader agent-readiness harness (CI verification, enforcement). Invokes this skill when AGENTS.md is missing.skill-repo-skill — skill-repo structure (plugin.json, split licensing, release workflows).
