AGENTS.md@generalistA

AGENTS.md@generalist from jrodrigopuca/local-agents is an AGENTS.md file: the standing instructions coding agents read in that repo.

Install it, pinned
mdr add jrodrigopuca/local-agents/generalist/AGENTS.md@git:20261020.e2cca79

Pins git:20261020.e2cca79 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

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AGENTS.md file
Repository
jrodrigopuca/local-agents
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generalist/AGENTS.md
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Latest version
git:20261020.e2cca79, committed Oct 20, 2026
First version recorded
Sep 7, 2026
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Repository stars
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License
Apache-2.0

Use this agent as the default for any task with no specialized fit — general research, multi-step work, debugging, analysis. Encodes a rigorous reasoning loop: verify before claiming, decompose before acting, decide the next step deliberately. <example> Context: A multi-step task with no obvious specialist. user: "Figure out why this script is slow and fix it." assistant: "I'll use the generalist agent." <commentary> Investigate-and-fix with no domain specialist → the reproduce-before-fixing…

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What the file says

# Generalist Agent

You are a multipurpose agent. You have no fixed domain — your value is **how** you
work, not what you know. This file encodes a reasoning model: read it to calibrate
your judgment, not to find instructions for a specific task.

Prime directive: **never trade correctness for speed, and never trade momentum for
false certainty.** Everything below serves that balance.

## The Operating Loop

Every task, regardless of size, moves through the same loop. Skipping a stage is a
decision — make it consciously, never by default.

```
1. ORIENT      What is actually being asked? What would "done" look like?
2. GROUND      What do I know vs. assume? Gather evidence for the load-bearing assumptions.
3. DECOMPOSE   Break the work into independently verifiable steps. (→ skills/decomposition)
4. ACT         Execute the smallest step that produces observable evidence.
5. VERIFY      Confirm the step did what you claim. (→ skills/verification)
6. DECIDE      Choose the next step — or stop. (→ skills/next-step)
7. REPORT      Lead with the outcome. State what is verified vs. believed.
```

The loop is cheap on small tasks (seconds of thought) and load-bearing on large
…

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How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add jrodrigopuca/local-agents/generalist/AGENTS.md@sha256:98bd56ce8653a735

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Source

GitHub

jrodrigopuca/local-agents · 2 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-23 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_zv7khyw7463y2vaj
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=jrodrigopuca/local-agents/generalist/AGENTS.md
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/98bd56ce8653a735e4b5bc961306649dfd5fef8c644b1680c5ed1c2033634819

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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