AGENTS.md Assistant
Quick start
- •Review
README.md,CONTRIBUTING.md, and docs/CI configs to learn the intended workflow. - •Pull exact commands from build scripts (
Makefile,package.json,pyproject.toml,justfile). - •Map key directories (source, tests, docs, scripts) and mark generated or vendor paths.
- •Capture architecture: key entrypoints, components, and configuration locations.
- •Fill unknowns with TODOs and confirm them with the user.
Workflow
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Inspect the repository
- •Read
README.md,CONTRIBUTING.md, and/docsfor goals and workflows. - •Check build/config files:
Makefile,package.json,pyproject.toml,justfile,Dockerfile, CI pipelines.
- •Read
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Extract commands
- •Record install, dev, lint, format, typecheck, test, and build commands exactly as documented.
- •If multiple options exist, capture the preferred default and note alternates.
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Map structure
- •Identify primary code, tests, docs, scripts, and generated/ignored folders.
- •Note where key configs live and any build artifacts to avoid editing.
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Summarize architecture & environment
- •Document key components, data flow, and entrypoints.
- •Capture required versions, services, env vars, and migration/seed steps.
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Author AGENTS.md
- •Use
references/agents_md_template.mdas the base. - •Place
AGENTS.mdat the repo root unless instructed otherwise. - •Flag missing info with TODOs and ask for confirmation.
- •Use
Reference
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references/agents_md_template.md: base template to fill.