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2 changes: 2 additions & 0 deletions AGENTS.md
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Expand Up @@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ All design work follows the constitution at `design/constitution/constitution.md
4. **Errors Are Interface** — every error condition is documented
5. **Tests Prove Interfaces** — concrete test specs for every interface

**Output discipline.** Every agent in the roster authors PR descriptions and in-code comments. Before any agent ships a PR body or writes a WHY-style comment, it applies `/brevity` (`.claude/skills/brevity/`). The skill's 8 rules + 5-row rationalization table hold against the verbose-by-default biases an LLM agent produces under pressure. The skill self-determines when input is at floor — agents do not pre-skip. Doc/design, runbooks, memory writes, and mid-conversation chat are out of scope for the skill today; see its `references/guardrails.md` for un-defer triggers.

## Cross-Component Interfaces

The most critical contracts between components. The **provider owns** the interface; consumers adapt.
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions CLAUDE.md
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- **Completion signaling:** `/dev/termination-log` is primary (survives pod termination). `status.json` is advisory only.
- **Exit codes:** Granular codes (10-52) from runtimes. Operator groups them for retry/fail decisions.
- **Commit style:** Conventional commits (`feat:`, `fix:`, `docs:`, `refactor:`). Reference the component in scope.
- **Brevity discipline:** Apply `/brevity` (`.claude/skills/brevity/`) before writing PR bodies or in-code comments. The skill self-determines floor; agents do not pre-skip.

## Key File Locations
- `design/constitution/constitution.md` — governing document for all design work
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