AGENTS.md

1# AGENTS.md - SteadyAgent Codex Guide
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3This file gives Codex a compact project map for contributing to SteadyAgent.
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5## Project Intent
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7SteadyAgent is a local-first harness for AI coding agents. It packages concise instructions, progressive rules, validation scripts, lifecycle hook examples, and release evidence so agent-assisted development is easier to scope, verify, review, and recover.
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9## Working Rules
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11- Keep changes scoped to the requested workflow, tool, template, or documentation surface.
12- Read the nearest project guide, relevant docs, and directly touched scripts before editing.
13- Prefer deterministic scripts, tests, and hooks over longer instructions when behavior must be enforced.
14- Preserve the public release surface: no private paths, local credentials, unpublished plans, or maintainer-only notes.
15- Keep English as the default public surface; update the paired Chinese docs when user-facing behavior changes.
16- Use `rg` or `rg --files` for repository search.
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18## Validation
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20Run the smallest relevant gate before committing:
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22```powershell
23powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\tools\validate-release-readiness.ps1
24```
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26Focused checks:
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28```powershell
29powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\tools\validate-phase3.ps1
30powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\tools\validate-runtime-slice.ps1
31powershell.exe -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File .\tools\test-agent-hooks.ps1
32```
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34Use `-AllowDirty` with `validate-release-readiness.ps1` only while reviewing an intentional work-in-progress tree.
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36## Release Discipline
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38- Do not publish, retag, or rewrite remote history without explicit maintainer approval.
39- Treat `v1.0.0` and later releases as audited artifacts: clean history, reproducible validation, and clear release notes.
40- Use [docs/github-publication-runbook.md](docs/github-publication-runbook.md) for public release steps.
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