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/rxdt/loopgate_harness/agents-mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/rxdt/loopgate_harnessWhat 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 | $0.00727 | $0.00727 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00364 | $0.00364 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00145 | $0.00145 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00073 | $0.00073 |
Grade C, and why
loopgate_harness AGENTS.md scanned grade C with 1 finding 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 3d 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.
Recursive force deletehighDestructive command
rm -rf with a variable or a broad path is one typo away from removing the wrong tree.
- Never run destructive git commands (`rm -rf`, `git reset --hard`, `git branch -D`) unless the user explicitly asks; verify each risky step. How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 81 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
FUNCTIONALITY
Repository boundary
- Work only inside this repository; create and use
scratchpad/for temporary files. - Do not read, write, or search outside the repo unless the user explicitly asks.
- Do not edit forbidden paths:
AGENTS.md,.githooks/,harness/,preferences/.github/,pyproject.toml. The gate enforces this. - Do not make assumptions. Check the code before moving forward.
Quality
- The quality minimum is code in
harness/gate.py(forbidden to agents). Leave it unchallenged. - Strengthen tests and coverage. Pass lint, type, and gate checks.
- Avoid lint suppressions, type-ignores, skipped/xfail tests, or broad exception swallowing.
- Never run destructive git commands (
rm -rf,git reset --hard,git branch -D) unless the user explicitly asks; verify each risky step. - Never bypass or reconfigure git hooks.
Commit and gate
- ralph harness preflight runs on commit => fast lint + format check + plus loop containment.
- Run
harness preflightoften, runharness gatebefore pushing - Done means: no forbidden path touched; ralph harness gate is green; your chosen spec and
docs/PROJECT_STATUS.mdreflect what was built.
Documentation
- Every agent-maintained
.md(docs/PROJECT_STATUS,docs/specs/) stays under 100 lines — distill for the next agent.
Session handoff
- At <=40% of your context window, stop expanding scope.
- Update
docs/PROJECT_STATUS.mdwith new state, checks, commit/branch, blockers, and next steps. - Update your spec.
- Leave the repo resumable.
- Commit through the gate, push, then merge when safe.
- Update
RULES
1. Think First
Verify assumptions. Surface confusion. Note tradeoffs.
Before implementing:
- State assumptions explicitly. If uncertain, ask.
- If multiple interpretations exist, present them - don't pick silently.
- If a simpler approach exists, say so. Push back when warranted.
- If something is unclear, stop. Request clarity.
- Review source code and tests.
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.
- 3d ago First seen · 81 lines · 727 tokens per session scan C 4b74cce9ddfb
loopgate_harness AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository rxdt/loopgate_harness (20 stars, last pushed 4d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 727 tokens to every session, about $0.0036 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it C with 1 finding (recursive force delete). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.
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