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Document org-level agent pattern and deployment mirror repos #24

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The manifesto distinguishes repo-level agents from org-level agents that encode enterprise-wide standards. Git-ape doesn't need to build this mechanism — GitHub Copilot already supports org-level custom instructions. What's needed is documentation showing how to structure the org-level pattern for infrastructure governance.

The key concept: a deployment mirror repo contains no agents or skills — only deployment artifacts (.azure/deployments/, state, metadata). All agent intelligence lives in the org-level .github repository and is inherited automatically. The deployment repo is a pure ledger of infrastructure state.

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  1. Org-level pattern guide — Document how to set up an organization .github repo with:
    • copilot-instructions.md containing security baselines, naming conventions, approved regions, compliance rules.
    • Git-ape agents and skills installed at org level (inherited by all repos).
    • Org-level guardrails that repo-level instructions cannot weaken.
  2. Deployment mirror repo guide — Document the pattern where:
    • A repo contains only .azure/deployments/ with templates, state, metadata, and architecture diagrams.
    • No .github/agents/ or .github/skills/ — all agent capabilities come from the org-level plugin/repo.
    • Workflows (.github/workflows/) are the only repo-level config (plan, deploy, destroy).
    • The repo is a pure infrastructure state ledger, versioned in Git.
  3. Example repo structure — Show the minimal deployment mirror repo layout.
  4. Multi-repo governance — How multiple deployment mirror repos share consistent guardrails from one org-level source.

Acceptance Criteria

  • Guide documenting org-level agent setup for infrastructure governance.
  • Guide documenting deployment mirror repo pattern (no agents, state only).
  • Example minimal repo structure for a deployment mirror.
  • Explanation of how org-level guardrails flow to deployment repos.

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