Getting it into your agent
One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.
npx agentmods add instructions/gentleman-programming/engram/agents-mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Gentleman-Programming/engramWhat 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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5 | $0.01025 | $0.01025 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00513 | $0.00513 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00205 | $0.00205 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00103 | $0.00103 |
Grade A, and why
engram 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 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.
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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 36 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Engram — Agent Skills Index
When working on this project, load the relevant skill(s) BEFORE writing any code.
How to Use
- Check the trigger column to find skills that match your current task
- Load the skill by reading the SKILL.md file at the listed path
- Follow ALL patterns and rules from the loaded skill
- Multiple skills can apply simultaneously
Skills
| Skill | Trigger | Path |
|---|---|---|
engram-architecture-guardrails |
Any change that affects system boundaries, ownership, state flow, or cross-package responsibilities. | skills/architecture-guardrails/SKILL.md |
engram-branch-pr |
When creating a pull request, opening a PR, or preparing changes for review. | skills/branch-pr/SKILL.md |
engram-business-rules |
Any change that affects sync behavior, project controls, permissions, or memory semantics. | skills/business-rules/SKILL.md |
engram-commit-hygiene |
Any commit creation, review, or branch cleanup. | skills/commit-hygiene/SKILL.md |
engram-cultural-norms |
Starting substantial work, reviewing changes, or defining team conventions. | skills/cultural-norms/SKILL.md |
engram-dashboard-htmx |
Any change to htmx attributes, partial updates, forms, or server-rendered browser UI. | skills/dashboard-htmx/SKILL.md |
engram-docs-alignment |
Any code or workflow change that affects user or contributor behavior. | skills/docs-alignment/SKILL.md |
engram-issue-creation |
When creating a GitHub issue, reporting a bug, or requesting a feature. | skills/issue-creation/SKILL.md |
engram-memory-protocol |
Decisions, bugfixes, discoveries, preferences, or session closure. | skills/memory-protocol/SKILL.md |
engram-plugin-thin |
Changes in plugin scripts/hooks for Claude, OpenCode, Gemini, or Codex. | skills/plugin-thin/SKILL.md |
engram-pr-review-deep |
Reviewing any external or internal contribution before merge. | skills/pr-review-deep/SKILL.md |
engram-project-structure |
Creating files, packages, handlers, templates, styles, or tests in this repo. | skills/project-structure/SKILL.md |
engram-sdd-flow |
When user requests SDD or multi-phase implementation planning. | skills/sdd-flow/SKILL.md |
engram-server-api |
Any route, handler, payload, or status code modification. | skills/server-api/SKILL.md |
engram-testing-coverage |
When implementing behavior changes in any package. | skills/testing-coverage/SKILL.md |
engram-tui-quality |
Changes in model, update, view, navigation, or rendering. | skills/tui-quality/SKILL.md |
engram-ui-elements |
Adding or changing dashboard UI components or connected browsing flows. | skills/ui-elements/SKILL.md |
engram-visual-language |
Any dashboard styling, typography, spacing, or visual identity change. | skills/visual-language/SKILL.md |
engram-backlog-triage |
Auditing open issues or PRs, triaging the backlog, or reviewing contributor submissions as a maintainer. | skills/backlog-triage/SKILL.md |
gentleman-bubbletea |
When editing Go files in installer/internal/tui/, working on TUI screens, or adding new UI features. | skills/gentleman-bubbletea/SKILL.md |
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.
- 2d ago First seen · 36 lines · 1,025 tokens per session scan A 8444fe684151
engram AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Gentleman-Programming/engram (6,266 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 1,025 tokens to every session, about $0.0051 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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