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AGENTS.md from nullclaw/nullclaw is an AGENTS.md file: the standing instructions coding agents read in that repo.

Install it, pinned
mdr add nullclaw/nullclaw/AGENTS.md@git:20260508.4c3807a

Pins git:20260508.4c3807a in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
A, 14 of 14 checks passed
Kind
AGENTS.md file
Repository
nullclaw/nullclaw
Path
AGENTS.md
Versions recorded
5
Latest version
git:20260508.4c3807a, committed May 8, 2026
First version recorded
Mar 15, 2026
Size
17,470 bytes
Repository stars
8,130
License
MIT

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 — nullclaw Agent Engineering Protocol

This file defines the default working protocol for coding agents in this repository.
Scope: entire repository.

## 1) Project Snapshot (Read First)

nullclaw is a Zig-first autonomous AI assistant runtime optimized for:

- minimal binary size (target: < 1 MB ReleaseSmall)
- minimal memory footprint (target: < 5 MB peak RSS)
- zero dependencies beyond libc and optional SQLite
- full feature parity with ZeroClaw (Rust reference implementation)

Core architecture is **vtable-driven** and modular. All extension work is done by implementing
vtable structs and registering them in factory functions.

Key extension points:

- `src/providers/root.zig` (`Provider`) — AI model providers
- `src/channels/root.zig` (`Channel`) — messaging channels
- `src/tools/root.zig` (`Tool`) — tool execution surface
- `src/memory/root.zig` (`Memory`) — memory backends
- `src/observability.zig` (`Observer`) — observability hooks
- `src/runtime.zig` (`RuntimeAdapter`) — execution environments
- `src/peripherals.zig` (`Peripheral`) — hardware boards (Arduino, STM32, RPi)

Current scale: **245 source files, ~204K lines of code, 5,640+ tests**.

Build and test:
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add nullclaw/nullclaw/AGENTS.md@sha256:3faf718917d984a2

The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260508.4c3807a, 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 Mar 15, 2026 and May 8, 2026, about one every 13 days.

versioncommittedcommitsizeaudit
git:20260508.4c3807a latest2026-05-08 4c3807a 17,470 BA view · diff
git:20260507.66fb4ab2026-05-07 66fb4ab 17,408 BA view · diff
git:20260417.1eee3822026-04-17 1eee382 15,383 BA view · diff
git:20260316.0b06dc82026-03-16 0b06dc8 15,345 BA view · diff
git:20260315.edc46672026-03-15 edc4667 14,188 BA view

Audit of the latest version

A  14 of 14 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (17470 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
  • pass: No script tag

Source

GitHub

nullclaw/nullclaw · 8,130 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-08 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_vogmh4544pkvrbao
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=nullclaw/nullclaw/AGENTS.md
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/3faf718917d984a2d7f32e356db7e565a5a28ad40446a907d407830c30d8ffd3

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.

Guides: how to write a good AGENTS.md · AGENTS.md vs CLAUDE.md · which agent file does what.

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