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AGENTS.md

node-express-boilerplate AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from KhaledSaeed18/node-express-boilerplate. It costs 1,179 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository-specific instructions for a Node.js and Express API project that uses Prisma, a database toolkit, and Vitest, a JavaScript testing tool.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when adding API resources, changing the database schema, adding middleware or tests, documenting endpoints, or reviewing security.
Why use it?
They tell coding agents where to start and which established workflows to follow for common changes.

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

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AGENTS.md · 128 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 128 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

AGENTS.md

Canonical instructions for AI coding agents working in this repository. CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, and .github/copilot-instructions.md are symlinks to this file — edit only this file.

Read First

Skills

Reusable workflows live in .agents/skills/ (source of truth; .claude/skills/ contains symlinks into it). Prefer a skill when the request matches one:

Project workflows:

  • new-resource — scaffold a complete API resource end to end
  • update-schema — Prisma schema change + migration + client regen + downstream updates
  • add-middleware — create and wire Express middleware
  • add-test — scaffold unit and integration tests for a resource
  • add-openapi-docs — document endpoints in src/docs/ (schemas, paths, registration)
  • security-audit — project-specific security review (auth, CSRF, limits, validation, secrets)

Reference guidance:

  • prisma-client-api, prisma-database-setup, prisma-postgres — Prisma
  • vitest — Vitest testing patterns
  • api-design-principles — REST API design
  • nodejs-best-practices — Node.js patterns and decision-making
  • multi-stage-dockerfile — optimized Dockerfiles
  • typescript-magician — advanced TypeScript typing
  • find-skills — discover and install new skills

When no skill matches, follow this file directly.

Working Style

  • Keep edits small and localized; avoid broad refactors unless explicitly requested.
  • Preserve current architecture and naming conventions.
  • After code changes, run pnpm full-check and the most relevant test suite before finishing.

Stack

Node.js 22+ · Express 5 · TypeScript 6 (strict) · Prisma 7 + PostgreSQL 16 · Zod v4 · Pino · JWT (HttpOnly cookies) · CSRF (double-submit cookie) · Vitest · pnpm

Required Commands

# Development
pnpm dev
pnpm build
pnpm start

# Quality gate (run before finalizing changes)
pnpm full-check

# Focused checks
pnpm lint
pnpm format
pnpm type-check
pnpm knip          # dead code / unused deps (enforced in CI)

# Prisma
pnpm prisma:migrate
pnpm prisma:migrate:deploy
pnpm prisma:generate
pnpm prisma:db:seed

# Tests
pnpm test
pnpm test:integration
pnpm test:all
pnpm db:test:up
pnpm db:test:migrate
pnpm db:test:down

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