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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
+session handoff: read on start, write on end
+inbox monitor: raise on start
+follow project discipline
+follow tdd-criteria
+delegate to interns when allowed
+recommend, don't menu
+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
-session handoff: read on start, write on end
-inbox monitor: raise on start
-follow project discipline
-follow tdd-criteria
-delegate to interns when allowed
-recommend, don't menu
-we're on Windows
+Canon is `AGENTS.md`. Read `AGENTS.md` — it contains all project instructions.