diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
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+# Repository Guidelines
+
+## Project Structure & Module Organization
+- Core VM and tooling live at the repo root (e.g., `vm*.c`, `vm.h`, `tty.c`,
+  `wrapper.c`, `functions/`).
+- Bootstrap artifacts are organized by stage: `stage0/`, `stage1/`, `stage2/`,
+  `stage3/`. Sources commonly use `.hex0`, `.hex1`, `.hex2`, and `.s`.
+- Ports and platform work live in their own directories (e.g., `POSIX/`, `x86/`,
+  `UEFI/`).
+- Generated outputs: `bin/` (tools), `roms/` (built ROM images),
+  `prototypes/` (prototype tools), and scratch under `test/`.
+
+## Build, Test, and Development Commands
+- `make all`: build the VM (`bin/vm`), `libvm.so`, ROM images, and prototypes.
+- `make development` / `make production`: convenience targets for dev vs
+  production-oriented builds.
+- `make clean` / `make clean-hard`: remove generated artifacts (`bin/`, `roms/`,
+  `prototypes/`, and test scratch).
+- `make test`: verify ROM outputs against `test/SHA256SUMS`.
+- `make test-all`: run the full verification suite (checksum + assembly and
+  disassembly round-trips).
+- `python3` is required for `make test-all` (runs `High_level_prototypes/disasm.py`).
+
+## Coding Style & Naming Conventions
+- C code uses tabs for indentation and braces on their own line; match nearby
+  style and keep diffs small.
+- Prefer descriptive names over abbreviations (e.g., `load_program`).
+- Put new bootstrap-stage sources in the appropriate `stageN/` directory; put
+  port-specific work under the relevant port directory.
+
+## Testing Guidelines
+- Keep tests deterministic: ROMs and round-trip checks must be bit-for-bit
+  stable.
+- Update `test/SHA256SUMS` only when a ROM change is intentional:
+  `make Generate-rom-test` (then run `make test-all`).
+
+## Commit & Pull Request Guidelines
+- Commit messages in this repo are short, imperative, and specific (e.g., `Fix
+  broken builds`, `Add support for anonymous enums`).
+- PRs should include: what changed, why, how to reproduce, and the exact command
+  run (typically `make test-all`). If a ROM changes, call it out explicitly and
+  explain the checksum update.
+
+## Submodules & Setup
+- Clone with submodules: `git clone --recursive`.
+- After pulling: `git submodule update --init --recursive`.
diff --git a/bootstrapping Steps.org b/bootstrapping Steps.org
index 308333d..4b2ea7a 100644
--- a/bootstrapping Steps.org	
+++ b/bootstrapping Steps.org	
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ Then we use our M0 Line macro assembler to convert our assembly into hex2 format
 Then we need to assemble that hex into our desired program:
 ./bin/vm --rom roms/stage1_assembler-2 --tape_01 cc_TEMP2 --tape_02 roms/cc_x86 --memory 48K
 
-roms/cc_x86 should with the sha256sum of 1b44b454b8e7beab41ecc4fb81220ef0a396bfeb954a3589861b6807dea0c313
+roms/cc_x86 should with the sha256sum of 20bb83238f4692f6062e5b47530fdbd1f60dcf94f9d62b724176941931127a9f
 
 Our C compiler will read any code in tape_01 and output the compiled output to tape_02.
 The compiled output is macro assembly (allowing for easy inspection) which then must go through the appropriate macro assembler and hex2 steps to become a working binary.
diff --git a/functions/require.c b/functions/require.c
index 16dfc7e..7388e1e 100644
--- a/functions/require.c
+++ b/functions/require.c
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@
 
 void file_print(char* s, FILE* f);
 
-void require(int bool, char* error)
+void require(int condition, char* error)
 {
-	if(!bool)
+	if(!condition)
 	{
 		file_print(error, stderr);
 		exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
diff --git a/test/SHA256SUMS b/test/SHA256SUMS
index 7a2e14f..c4502ab 100644
--- a/test/SHA256SUMS
+++ b/test/SHA256SUMS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 695698ebc7ed1d3acbcded1bd832a6b49b9a7c2a37c216a9fccdc0e89e976e99  roms/CAT
-1b44b454b8e7beab41ecc4fb81220ef0a396bfeb954a3589861b6807dea0c313  roms/cc_x86
+20bb83238f4692f6062e5b47530fdbd1f60dcf94f9d62b724176941931127a9f  roms/cc_x86
 662b14485df5da61c3f5ad63151932985914b2fe074c21798e20ba2d83b45ecc  roms/DEHEX
 f4bbf9e9c4828170d0c153ac265382dc705643f95efd2a029243326d426be5a4  roms/forth
 96ade767f30e3d9037a6c597cefb103942c8ec104264a3551017f091b10646e1  roms/lisp