caracal code-style.instructions.md

caracal code-style.instructions.md is an instructions file for GitHub Copilot from Garudex-Labs/caracal. It costs 389 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

Code-writing and code-review rules for naming, comments, variables, and project style. They tell the agent to follow the surrounding code instead of introducing unrelated naming or structure.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when creating, editing, or reviewing code to choose names, write useful comments, reuse variables, and match the project’s existing patterns.
Why use it?
They reduce inconsistent names, unnecessary helpers, misleading comments, and changes that do not fit the existing codebase.

Instructions file for GitHub Copilot

Install

Getting it into your agent

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agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/garudex-labs/caracal/code-style
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Garudex-Labs/caracal

Made for: GitHub Copilot.

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Opus 5 $0.00195 $0.00195
Sonnet 5 $0.00078 $0.00078
Haiku 4.5 $0.00039 $0.00039

Measured 4d ago against content hash d1f22e55bf79, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-08-30, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

caracal code-style.instructions.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 4d 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.

.github/instructions/code-style.instructions.md · 33 lines

What it actually says

Code Style and Naming

  • Applies to all source files across the entire codebase.

Required

  • Use short, clear names for variables, functions, files, and folders.
  • Use CamelCase as the default naming style.
  • Use _ only when necessary (e.g., Python module files, test fixtures).
  • Match the naming pattern already in use in the surrounding code.
  • Write comments as if the code is being read for the first time.
  • Reuse and correct existing variables; update in place when possible.
  • Keep the number of variables minimal and purposeful.
  • Match the existing code's level of abstraction and style exactly.

Forbidden

  • Must not use prefixes: new_, fixed_, updated_, old_, or similar. Idiomatic Go constructors named NewX are exempt.
  • Must not use - in names.
  • Must not write comments referencing edits, history, or comparisons (e.g., "changed from", "updated to", "fixed", "previously", "now", "added", "removed").
  • Must not reference prompt text, task descriptions, or requirements in comments.
  • Must not write comments that restate what the code already expresses.
  • Must not duplicate values into new variable names.
  • Must not add abstractions, wrappers, or helpers for single-use operations.
  • Must not add features, error handling, or logic beyond what was requested.

Commits

  • Never add a co-author trailer for any AI agent or assistant to a commit (no Co-authored-by line naming an AI tool, e.g. Copilot, Claude, Cursor, or any model/agent). Commits are attributed to the human author only.
Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

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  1. 4d ago First seen · 33 lines · 389 tokens per session scan A d1f22e55bf79

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caracal code-style.instructions.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Garudex-Labs/caracal (205 stars, last pushed 4d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 389 tokens to every session, about $0.0019 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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