babycoding AGENTS.md

A set of instructions for the babycoding code repository that requires checking a shared function registry before writing code.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when starting work, looking up existing functions, deciding whether to reuse or create one, and following the repository's function-creation rules.
Why use it?
It reduces duplicate functions and keeps the code organised by making developers reuse or extend registered functions when possible.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

Install

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npx agentmods add instructions/bullboy1/babycoding/agents-md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/bullboy1/babycoding

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Origin

This is a copy

98% identical to babycoding copilot-instructions.md — 2 lines differ, which has more behind it and is treated as the original. This page carries a canonical link to it rather than competing with it.

AGENTS.md · 105 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 105 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

AGENTS.md — Function Registry Protocol (FRP) v1.4

Mandatory for every task in this repo. Goals: zero duplicate code, minimal token spend, clean layered architecture.

0. Session start

  1. Read FUNCTIONS.md. If Stage 3 (sharded): read root index + only the shards of modules this task touches.
  2. No FUNCTIONS.md → run §6 Bootstrap before anything else.
  3. Function count crossed a §7 threshold → perform that stage upgrade within this task.
  4. Canvas on → read docs/registry/inbox.md if present; pending entries are user requests sent from the canvas: do them first, mark each [done YYYY-MM-DD] when finished.

1. Lookup — before writing ANY function

  1. Search FUNCTIONS.md (name + desc columns) by capability keywords.
  2. HIT → grep the code to confirm existence and signature → REUSE. Reimplementing a registered capability is a protocol violation.
  3. NEAR-HIT (covers ≥80% of the need) → EXTEND the existing function (add a param/option). Do not create a sibling.
  4. MISS → create, following §2–§4.
  5. Mandatory trace — print one line per decision in your reply, before writing code:
    • REGISTRY: HIT parseDate (L1) src/utils/time.py
    • REGISTRY: EXTEND fetchOrder (L3) src/orders/api.py — add includeDrafts flag
    • REGISTRY: MISS -> new renderBadge (L2) src/ui/badge.tsx

2. Creation rules

  • Names: verb+noun, repo's dominant casing (parseInvoice / parse_invoice). Searchable; no abbreviations except: id, url, db, cfg, ctx.
  • One function, one responsibility. Function ≤ 50 lines. File ≤ 300 lines. Nesting ≤ 3 levels.
  • Rule of Three: a 2nd duplication is tolerated; the 3rd MUST be extracted into a shared L1/L2 component and registered.
  • Folders: depth ≤ 4 from repo root, lowercase, named by domain/feature — never by person, date, or version.
  • Imports flow downward only: L4 → L3 → L2 → L1. L1 imports no project code. An upward import is a bug.
  • Shared constants/types obey the same lookup-before-create rule (grep first).
  • Comments explain WHY, never WHAT. One-line docstring required on L1/L2; on L3/L4 only when non-obvious.
  • Minimal diff: touch nothing outside task scope. No drive-by refactors.

Read the full file on GitHub · 105 lines

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babycoding AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository bullboy1/babycoding (4 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,533 tokens to every session, about $0.0127 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. It is 98% identical to babycoding copilot-instructions.md, differing in 2 lines, and is treated as a copy.

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