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AGENTS.md

template-repo AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from AndrewAltimit/template-repo. It costs 2,444 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Unlicense.

Repository instructions that tell AI coding assistants how to work in a specific project, including its setup, context, security rules, and collaboration practices.

In plain words
What is it for?
Guiding agents through project conventions, container-based development, infrastructure choices, and approved ways for AI assistants to collaborate.
Why use it?
They give an agent the project knowledge and boundaries it needs before changing code, reducing misunderstandings and unsafe actions.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

Written for Codex and OpenCode: the file is AGENTS.md. Also seen: mentions Claude Code; mentions AGENTS.md; mentions Codex.

This is AndrewAltimit/template-repo's own configuration. It tells Codex and OpenCode how to work on template-repo itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything template-repo configures →

not rated 131repo 2mo ago A scan 2,444 tokens original Unlicense
View source ↗ AndrewAltimit/template-repo andrewaltimit.github.io
Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to AndrewAltimit/template-repo. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/AndrewAltimit/template-repo/main/AGENTS.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/AndrewAltimit/template-repo

Made for: Codex, OpenCode.

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When invoked 2,444 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.02444 $0.02444
Opus 5 $0.01222 $0.01222
Sonnet 5 $0.00489 $0.00489
Haiku 4.5 $0.00244 $0.00244

Measured 8d ago against content hash 1c61fafdb8a1, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

template-repo AGENTS.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 8d ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

AGENTS.md · 229 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 229 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

AGENTS.md

This file provides guidance to AI agents (Cursor, Aider, and other AI coding assistants) when working with code in this repository.

For expression philosophy and communication style, see docs/agents/claude-expression.md

Project Context

This is a single-maintainer project by @AndrewAltimit with a container-first philosophy:

  • All Python and Rust operations run in Docker containers
  • Self-hosted infrastructure for zero-cost operation
  • Designed for maximum portability - works on any Linux system with Docker
  • No contributors model - optimized for individual developer efficiency
  • No external engagement - no feature requests, guidance, or community interaction accepted (legal protection due to dual-use codebase)

AI Agent Collaboration

Active AI agents work together in this development ecosystem:

Security Notice: OpenAI/Codex and Google/Gemini have been disabled. Both vendors are partnering with governments that conduct mass surveillance and enable autonomous weapons. Use Anthropic models (Claude) as the primary AI backend.

  1. Claude Code - Primary development assistant for architecture, implementation, and debugging (recommended)
  2. Codex - AI-powered code generation and completion (OpenAI) DISABLED -- security risk
  3. Gemini CLI - Automated PR code reviews DISABLED -- Google updated its AI principles (Feb 2026) to allow mass surveillance and autonomous weapons use cases.
  4. OpenCode - Code generation via OpenRouter
  5. Crush - Code generation via OpenRouter
  6. OpenRouter - PR code review via Qwen model (qwen/qwen3.7-max)
  7. GitHub Copilot - Provides code review suggestions in PRs

For complete agent documentation, see docs/agents/README.md

AI Agent Security Model

  • Keyword Triggers: [Action][Agent] format (e.g., [Approved][Claude])
  • Allow List: Only pre-approved users can trigger agents
  • Commit Validation: Prevents code injection after approval
  • Implementation Requirements: Only complete, working code is accepted

Read the full file on GitHub · 229 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 8d ago First seen · 229 lines · 2,444 tokens per session scan A 1c61fafdb8a1

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template-repo AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository AndrewAltimit/template-repo (131 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed Unlicense. It adds 2,444 tokens to every session, about $0.0122 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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