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AGENTS.md from santosomar/ai-agents-for-cybersecurity is an AGENTS.md file: the standing instructions coding agents read in that repo.

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mdr add santosomar/ai-agents-for-cybersecurity/AGENTS.md@git:20261012.048a976

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Audit grade
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Kind
AGENTS.md file
Repository
santosomar/ai-agents-for-cybersecurity
Path
AGENTS.md
Versions recorded
6
Latest version
git:20261012.048a976, committed Oct 12, 2026
First version recorded
Oct 12, 2026
Size
11,005 bytes
Repository stars
251
License
BSD-3-Clause

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What the file says

# AGENTS.md

## Project overview

Educational Python codebase by Omar Santos, used in Pearson live trainings, video courses, [O'Reilly courses](https://www.oreilly.com/search/?q=omar%20santos&rows=100), and several of his books. Standalone scripts and specifications (no interconnected services) demonstrating AI agents for cybersecurity across eight progressive parts. See `README.md` for the full learning path.

## Directory structure

```
part1_foundational_topics/   Chat models, embeddings, Streamlit chatbot, Hugging Face, Ollama
part2_prompt_templates/      Prompt engineering: templates, placeholders, chat history
part3_prompt_chaining/       LCEL chains: sequential, parallel, branching, threat hunting
part4_rag_examples/          RAG with Chroma, text splitting, embedding comparison, web scraping
part5_agents_and_mcp_servers/ Agents, LangGraph, agentic RAG, CrewAI, MCP servers
part6_agentic_frameworks/    Docs only: OpenClaw, Hermes, Agent Zero, OpenHands, Paperclip, Buzz (one folder each)
part7_tokenomics/            Agent cost: caching, routing, compaction, tool overhead, batch, budgets, cost per outcome
…

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How to install

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The registry has recorded 6 versions of this file, all committed on Oct 12, 2026.

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Audit of the latest version

B  13 of 14 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • fail: No script tag (matched: <script)
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (11005 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No text hidden with inline styles
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address

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Source

GitHub

santosomar/ai-agents-for-cybersecurity · 251 stars · license BSD-3-Clause · pushed 2026-10-19 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_kae6kogbt434v4k6
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=santosomar/ai-agents-for-cybersecurity/AGENTS.md
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/adee679730e3af3e174afa9f3ac3ab4083252708fab9dab83629027617ee6dbd

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