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AGENTS.md@docs/rules from docxology/template is an AGENTS.md file: the standing instructions coding agents read in that repo.

Install it, pinned
mdr add docxology/template/docs/rules/AGENTS.md@git:20261105.00a79ff

Pins git:20261105.00a79ff in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 14 of 14 checks passed
Kind
AGENTS.md file
Repository
docxology/template
Path
docs/rules/AGENTS.md
Versions recorded
9
Latest version
git:20261105.00a79ff, committed Nov 5, 2026
First version recorded
Jul 6, 2026
Size
24,566 bytes
Repository stars
23
License
Apache-2.0

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

# Development Standards and Guidelines — `docs/rules/`

## Overview

This directory contains development standards, coding guidelines, and best practices for the Research Project Template system. All code must follow these standards.

> **Note**: Shared agents start at the repository root **[`.agents/AGENTS.md`](../../.agents/AGENTS.md)** file for runtime-independent routing and catalogs; root `AGENTS.md` defines the repository contract. Extended editorial standards live in **`docs/rules/`** (this directory).

> **Project paths in examples**: default to [`projects/templates/template_code_project/`](../../projects/templates/template_code_project/). Authoritative active `projects/` names → [_generated/active_projects.md](../_generated/active_projects.md) (see [_generated/README.md](../_generated/README.md)).

## Files

| File | Purpose | Best For |
|------|---------|----------|
| [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) | This file - overview and navigation | Understanding the system |
| [README.md](README.md) | Quick reference guide | Finding quick answers |
| [folder_structure.md](folder_structure.md) | Folder structure documentation standard | Understanding folder organization |
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add docxology/template/docs/rules/AGENTS.md@sha256:66ca1123e1b9bccf

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20261105.00a79ff, 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

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  • 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
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Source

GitHub

docxology/template · 23 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-11-08 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_kvsd3fnkfcfi6hgc
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=docxology/template/docs/rules/AGENTS.md
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/66ca1123e1b9bccfae431b4f26eaf4a274b899dcf28c5a93dea738950c9aac48

Your AI assistant does the legwork. You hear about the deals worth your word. Hand yours the standing instructions at modelranch.com and it joins the network that reads files like this one.

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