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repo hygiene: update agent instructions #141

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docs: make Copilot primary executor in agent instructions
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docs: clarify issue-body source for Copilot
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13 changes: 11 additions & 2 deletions .github/copilot-instructions.md
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Use the GitHub issue body as the source of truth.
Use the GitHub issue body as the complete source of truth.

Copilot is the primary executor for bounded issue-first PR work in this repository. The issue body must contain the full task, acceptance criteria, validation commands, and non-goals before assignment. Do not rely on later comments as required context.

Before editing:

1. Read the issue.
1. Read the issue body.
2. Inspect the repository.
3. Identify existing validation commands.
4. Keep the PR bounded to the issue scope.
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- Do not touch unrelated repositories.
- Do not broaden scope without asking in the issue.
- Do not claim production readiness unless the issue explicitly requests and acceptance criteria prove it.
- Open one PR against the default branch unless the issue explicitly says otherwise.

When opening the PR:

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- State anything blocked.
- Do not mark ready if validation did not run.

Delivery evidence:

- A PR, branch, commit, or merge must exist in GitHub to count as delivery.
- Comments, local task summaries, and draft notes are not delivery artifacts by themselves.
- If blocked from creating a PR, report the blocker clearly on the issue.

SourceOS-specific boundaries:

- Be conservative around boot, install, recovery, host mutation, release automation, and runtime admission.
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18 changes: 17 additions & 1 deletion AGENTS.md
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Work issue-first.

Rules:
## Dispatch policy

Copilot is the primary executor for bounded issue-first PR work in this repository.

Use Codex as a reviewer, cross-repo analyst, or backup implementation agent when Copilot is unavailable or when cross-repo reasoning is needed. Do not count Codex comments as delivery unless GitHub shows a PR, branch, commit, or merge.

Delivery means one of the following exists in GitHub:

- PR;
- branch;
- commit;
- merge.

Agent comments, summaries, and local-task reports are engagement signals only.

## Rules

- One repo, one issue, one PR.
- Inspect the live repository before editing.
- Use the GitHub issue body as the source of truth.
- Put the full task, acceptance criteria, validation commands, and non-goals in the issue body before assignment.
- Keep scope bounded to the issue body.
- Do not broaden scope without asking in the issue.
- Do not touch unrelated files.
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