agent-rules skillA
agent-rules is agent-read markdown (skill) from netresearch/agent-rules-skill: Use when creating or updating AGENTS.md files, .github/copilot-instructions.md, or other AI agent rule files, onboarding AI agents to a project, standardizing agent documentation, or when anyone mentions AGENTS.md, agent rules, project onboarding, or codebase documentation for AI agents..
Indexed from public GitHub and served as immutable, content-addressed versions. Install it pinned to an exact SHA-256 with the mdr CLI, and every file is verified against the hash recorded here before it reaches your agent. The deterministic audit below grades the latest version, and the same file always earns the same grade.
What the file says
# AGENTS.md Generator Skill
Generate and maintain AGENTS.md files following the [agents.md convention](https://agents.md/). AGENTS.md is FOR AGENTS, not humans.
## When to Use
- Creating or updating AGENTS.md for new/existing projects
- **Scaffolding a new repository** — ship AGENTS.md with the initial commits; retrofitting later needs full re-verification
- Standardizing agent documentation across repositories
- Checking AGENTS.md freshness after code changes
- Onboarding AI agents to an unfamiliar codebase
## Scripts
Call every script by its full path: `bash ${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/<name> PATH`. Calling one relative to the working directory is not covered by the frontmatter rule and raises a permission prompt per call.
| Script | Purpose |
|--------|---------|
| `generate-agents.sh PATH` | Generate AGENTS.md files |
| `validate-structure.sh PATH` | Validate structure compliance |
| `check-freshness.sh PATH` | Check if files are outdated |
| `verify-content.sh PATH` | Verify documented files/commands match codebase |
| `verify-commands.sh PATH` | Verify documented commands execute |
| `score-agents.sh PATH` | Grade AGENTS.md quality, worst-first |
…Read the whole file at its exact version.
How to install
mdr add netresearch/agent-rules-skill/agent-rules@v3.16.2mdr add netresearch/agent-rules-skill/agent-rules@sha256:de227d25e5cfcc80Pin to a label to follow the author's releases, or to a sha256 to freeze the exact bytes forever. Either way the resolved hash is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install reproduces it on any machine.
[](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_wyhjsnxwitmtw52l)
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Versions
| version | committed | commit | size | audit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v3.16.2 latest | 2026-09-18 | 7f3dbae | 4,913 B | A | view · diff |
| v3.16.1 | 2026-09-11 | a1c97e9 | 4,913 B | A | view · diff |
| v3.16.0 | 2026-09-03 | 5908d34 | 4,913 B | A | view · diff |
| v3.15.3 | 2026-08-29 | 5cb25c5 | 4,913 B | A | view · diff |
| v3.15.3 | 2026-08-29 | 21f0553 | 4,892 B | A | view |
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (4913 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
netresearch/agent-rules-skill · 81 stars · license NOASSERTION · pushed 2026-09-24 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_wyhjsnxwitmtw52l GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=netresearch/agent-rules-skill/agent-rules GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/de227d25e5cfcc80aac0a01ebf9a78a0e106b15f15087cca87777f910a054401
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