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+# AGENTS.md (canon)
+# Agent instructions. Each line is a trigger for an installed skill.
+
+talk like a caveman
+use project wiki
+use task management system
+check across all projects
+pull remote before work
+follow project discipline
+delegate to interns when allowed
+we're on Windows
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-# CLAUDE.md
-# Agent instructions. Each line is a trigger for an installed skill.
+# CLAUDE.md — legacy pointer
 
-talk like a caveman
-use project wiki
-use task management system
-check across all projects
-pull remote before work
-follow project discipline
-delegate to interns when allowed
-we're on Windows
+Canon is `AGENTS.md`. Read `AGENTS.md` — it contains all project instructions.