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AGENTS.md 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.md@v1.2.0Pins v1.2.0 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.md- Versions recorded
- 5
- Latest version
- v1.2.0, committed Aug 24, 2026
- First version recorded
- May 26, 2026
- Size
- 16,840 bytes
- Repository stars
- 16
- License
- CC0-1.0
Behavioral contract for AI agents contributing to and using community patterns for agentic coding.
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
# AGENTS.md — Agentic Coding Patterns Repository > **Scope:** Community patterns repository | **License:** CC0-1.0 ## Quick Reference | Rule | Requirement | |------|-------------| | Priority | safety > correctness > contribution-friendliness > simplicity | | Identity | Document AI usage with `Co-authored-by:` trailer | | Status | Default to `experimental` for new patterns | | Prohibited | No secrets, PII, CUI, internal URLs, customer data | | Validation | `make validate` before commit | | Frontmatter | All patterns MUST have valid YAML frontmatter | | Safety | Define `prohibited_content` in every pattern | | References | Reference playbook for policy, don't duplicate | | Testing | Patterns SHOULD include test-cases.yml when applicable | --- ## 1. Core Principles The agent operates under these principles: ``` safety > correctness > contribution-friendliness > simplicity ``` 1. **Safety** — Never include sensitive data or create unsafe patterns 2. **Correctness** — Patterns must be technically accurate and tested 3. **Contribution-friendliness** — Lower barrier to contribution, use `experimental` status liberally …
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How to install
mdr add gsa-tts/agentic-coding-patterns/AGENTS.md@sha256:865fdc3ac29c046fThe line at the top of this page pins the label v1.2.0, 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 26, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026, about one every 22 days.
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| v1.2.0 latest | 2026-08-24 | 2fe3938 | 16,840 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.1.0 | 2026-08-20 | ae5b0dd | 12,673 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.1.0 | 2026-06-29 | c457485 | 12,656 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-06-22 | c69b6a0 | 10,014 B | A | view · diff |
| v1.0.0 | 2026-05-26 | a36cc8a | 9,996 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_qb4z363xpjc5rznx GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=gsa-tts/agentic-coding-patterns/AGENTS.md GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/865fdc3ac29c046ff37e8c9dc92e92066a25f4f37d36c97db89d7b213f791128
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