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AGENTS.md@agents/general from gsa-tts/agentic-coding-patterns is an AGENTS.md file: the standing instructions coding agents read in that repo.
mdr add gsa-tts/agentic-coding-patterns/agents/general/AGENTS.md@v1.0.0Pins v1.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 14 of 14 checks passed
- Kind
- AGENTS.md file
- Repository
- gsa-tts/agentic-coding-patterns
- Path
agents/general/AGENTS.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- v1.0.0, committed Jul 28, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 20, 2026
- Size
- 4,480 bytes
- Repository stars
- 16
- License
- CC0-1.0
General-purpose agent instructions for incremental, safe development work.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# General Agent Instructions These are general-purpose agent instructions for safe, incremental development work. > For complete behavioral rules, see [main AGENTS.md](../../AGENTS.md) ## Core Principles ``` safety > correctness > simplicity > performance ``` 1. **Safety** — Never break existing functionality 2. **Correctness** — Produce working, tested code 3. **Simplicity** — Clear code over clever code 4. **Performance** — Optimize only when needed ## Work Practices ### 1. Read Before Write **MUST:** - Read existing code before modifying - Understand context before making changes - Check related files for dependencies - Review existing tests **Example:** ```bash # Before editing function.py cat function.py # Read current implementation grep -r "import function" . # Check usage pytest tests/test_function.py # Run existing tests ``` ### 2. Incremental Changes **MUST:** - Make small, focused changes - One logical change per commit - Test after each change - Don't combine refactoring with feature work **Good:** - Change 1: Add input validation (10 lines) - Change 2: Add error handling (15 lines) - Change 3: Add tests (20 lines) **Bad:** …
Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add gsa-tts/agentic-coding-patterns/agents/general/AGENTS.md@sha256:c70a54119b484fd4The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 5 versions of this file, between May 20, 2026 and Jul 28, 2026, about one every 17 days.
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| v1.0.0 latest | 2026-07-28 | ea6ea67 | 4,480 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-06-29 | a2aa1ac | 4,267 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-06-22 | c69b6a0 | 4,236 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-05-26 | a36cc8a | 4,218 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-05-20 | 763c423 | 4,202 B | A | view |
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Source
gsa-tts/agentic-coding-patterns · 16 stars · license CC0-1.0 · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_6ihnounz5xdjq45q GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=gsa-tts/agentic-coding-patterns/agents/general/AGENTS.md GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/c70a54119b484fd4aa2961b38d5d2926fefe28729533c43968038b047c8caf1c
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