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AGENTS.md

template AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from docxology/template. It costs 18,016 tokens per session, scanned D, original, Apache-2.0.

A project instruction document for a reproducible research template. It explains the system, its documentation, publications, and guidance for assistants and automation.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to understand the template’s structure, find the right documentation, and follow the project’s research and publication procedures.
Why use it?
It gives coding agents a shared map of the project instead of making them infer how the research files and processes fit together.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

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

This is docxology/template's own configuration. It tells Codex and OpenCode how to work on template 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 configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to docxology/template. 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/docxology/template/main/AGENTS.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/docxology/template

Made for: Codex, OpenCode.

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Grade D, and why

template AGENTS.md scanned grade D with 4 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 2d 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.

Asks for rootmediumPrivilege escalation

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Recursive force deletehighDestructive command

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remove the stale env entirely: `rm -rf projects/{name}/.venv` (it is regenerated on demand;

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AGENTS.md · 1,560 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 1,560 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

🤖 AGENTS.md - System Documentation

🎯 System Overview

This document provides documentation for the Research Project Template system, ensuring understanding of all functionality, configuration options, and operational procedures.

📄 Publication

Title: A template/ approach to Reproducible Generative Research: Architecture and Ergonomics from Configuration through Publication DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19139090 · Record: zenodo.org/records/19139090

template/ applies Infrastructure as Code to the research lifecycle: version-controlled manuscripts, tests, provenance, and a declared pipeline DAG. Layer 1 (infrastructure/) is separated from Layer 2 (self-contained projects under projects/). Current measured counts and stage facts live in docs/_generated/COUNTS.md; re-derive them instead of copying literals into prose. Each directory carries README.md + AGENTS.md; infrastructure packages usually add SKILL.md for agent routing. Full paper, metrics, and claims: Zenodo record above and root README.md.

Documentation map

Entry Role
README.md Onboarding, documentation hub links, exemplar table
.agents/AGENTS.md Shared agent catalogs, workflows, roles and local state
.cursorrules Deprecated Cursor compatibility pointer
CLAUDE.md Command cheat sheet, patterns; keep in sync with this file for pipeline wording
START_HERE.md Agent entry point: install, first pipeline run, orientation ladder
STATUS.md Per-subsystem verification ledger (last-verified dates, health)
This file (AGENTS.md) Full reference: stages, validation, modules, troubleshooting
docs/documentation-index.md Flat index of long-lived docs
docs/_generated/active_projects.md Authoritative public CI/documentation project names — never hard-code rotating private paths in docs
docs/_generated/COUNTS.md Measured coverage and counts; refresh after changing gates or discovery
.github/README.md GitHub: CI overview, templates, Dependabot
.github/AGENTS.md Actions job names, coverage gates, local reproduction commands
TO-DO.md Current backlog, scoped by acceptance line
CHANGELOG.md Release history

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