Agent Setup Maintenance
Use this skill when changing the shared agent setup for the repository.
Start Here
- Read
../../README.mdfor the shared config and shim model. - Read root
../../AGENTS.mdfor repo-level expectations. - Inspect
../../../scripts/agents/sync-agent-shims.mjsbefore changing generated outputs or provider discovery behavior. - Inspect
../../../scripts/postinstall.shand../../../package.jsonwhen changing install-time sync behavior.
Workflow
- Edit the canonical files under
.agents/, not generated provider outputs. - Keep root
AGENTS.mdandCLAUDE.mdas discovery symlinks; do not turn them back into manually maintained copies. - Treat tool-specific directories such as
.claude/,.cursor/,.codex/,.vscode/, and.mcp.jsonas generated discovery surfaces unless the tool requires a truly tool-specific feature. - Keep root
AGENTS.mdconcise and router-like. Move detailed or conditional workflows into shared skills or packageAGENTS.mdfiles. - When adding or changing a shared skill, update
skills/README.mdand link it from rootAGENTS.mdif it changes the default reusable workflow. - When shared setup behavior changes materially, update
README.mdand contributor-facing docs in the same PR.
Docker / Install-Time Constraint
pnpm installruns in environments that may not contain the full repo source tree.- In Docker builds, Turbo's pruned install stage can run root
postinstallbeforescripts/and.agents/are available in the image. - Keep install-time agent setup logic robust in those pruned contexts: skip cleanly when the required repo-owned files are not present.
Required Verification
Run after changing shared agent setup:
pnpm run agents:syncpnpm run agents:check
Run additional verification when relevant:
pnpm run postinstallwhen install-time behavior changes- targeted tests for any scripts you changed
Design Rules
- Prefer one repo-owned source of truth over duplicated provider-specific files.
- Keep shared setup tool-neutral where possible.
- Only keep provider-specific files in source control when the provider requires a fixed discovery path or feature that cannot be expressed through the shared setup model.