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AGENTS.md

giselle AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from giselles-ai/giselle. It costs 3,417 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

Development guidance for Giselle, a system for designing and running AI workflows, with an emphasis on simple and maintainable code. It also describes the project's tools, architecture, and monorepo layout.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when developing Giselle features, deciding whether a dependency or abstraction is needed, organising packages, validating inputs, or reviewing code for simplicity.
Why use it?
It helps developers avoid unnecessary dependencies, abstractions, dead code, and inconsistent patterns while changing the project.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

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

This is giselles-ai/giselle's own configuration. It tells Codex and OpenCode how to work on giselle 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 giselle configures →

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AGENTS.md · 455 lines

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The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 455 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

AGENTS.md - Giselle Development Guide

Development Philosophy

Core Principle: Less is more

Keep every implementation as small and obvious as possible.

Guidelines

  • Simplicity first – Prefer the simplest data structures and APIs that work
  • Avoid needless abstractions – Refactor only when duplication hurts
  • Remove dead code earlypnpm tidy scans for unused files/deps and lets you delete them in one command
  • Minimize dependencies – Before adding a dependency, ask "Can we do this with what we already have?"
  • Consistency wins – Follow existing naming and file-layout patterns; if you must diverge, document why
  • Explicit over implicit – Favor clear, descriptive names and type annotations over clever tricks
  • Fail fast – Validate inputs, throw early, and surface actionable errors
  • Let the code speak – If you need a multi-paragraph comment, refactor until intent is obvious

Project Overview

Giselle is built to design and run AI workflows beyond prompt chains. Not a chat. Not a chain. A system you can run.

Key Features:

  • Visual editor
  • Instant execution
  • No infra headaches
  • Open source — self-host or use our cloud

Architecture

Monorepo Structure

Giselle uses a Turborepo monorepo with pnpm workspaces, organized into four main directories:

/workspace
├── apps/                    # Deployable applications
│   ├── studio.giselles.ai/  # Giselle Cloud (production)
│   └── ui.giselles.ai/      # UI component showcase
├── packages/                # Published SDK packages (@giselles-ai/*)
├── internal-packages/       # Internal shared packages (@giselle-internal/*)
└── tools/                   # Development utilities

Package Layers

SDK Packages (packages/@giselles-ai/*):

  • protocol — Core domain types and schemas (Workspace, Node, Task, Generation)
  • giselle — Engine implementation (tasks, generations, triggers, integrations)
  • react — React hooks and components for client integration
  • nextjs — Next.js integration with route handlers
  • language-model — Language model abstractions and cost calculations
  • language-model-registry — Provider-specific model implementations
  • rag — RAG pipeline (chunking, embedding, querying)
  • github-tool — GitHub integration utilities

Read the full file on GitHub · 455 lines

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giselle AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository giselles-ai/giselle (555 stars, last pushed 8d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 3,417 tokens to every session, about $0.0171 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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