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init
Creates, updates, or optimizes an AGENTS.md file for a repository with minimal, high-signal instructions covering non-discoverable coding conventions, tooling quirks, workflow preferences, and project-specific rules that agents cannot infer from reading the codebase. Use when setting up agent instructions or Claude configuration for a new repository, when an existing AGENTS.md is too long, generic, or stale, when agents repeatedly make avoidable mistakes, or when repository workflows have changed and the agent configuration needs pruning. Applies a discoverability filter—omitting anything Claude can learn from README, code, config, or directory structure—and a quality gate to verify each line remains accurate and operationally significant.
skills/init/SKILL.md
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- Last checked
- Nov 9, 2026
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- Oct 27, 2026
- License
- MIT
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## When to use
Use this skill when creating or updating `AGENTS.md` for a repository.
Use it especially when:
- the current `AGENTS.md` is long, generic, or stale
- agents repeatedly make the same avoidable mistakes
- repository workflows changed and agent guidance needs pruning
## Instructions
Treat `AGENTS.md` as a **living list of non-discoverable landmines and workflow gotchas**, not a codebase overview.
### Core rule: discoverability filter