sharkbait: Instructions file for Codex

AGENTS.md

sharkbait AGENTS.md is an instructions file for Codex, OpenCode from shyamsridhar123/sharkbait. It costs 1,140 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for the Sharkbait codebase that require developers or coding agents to follow a backlog-based task process. A backlog is a list of planned or active work items.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when changing Sharkbait: check the backlog, link or create a task, start it before coding, include its ID in the commit, and mark it complete afterward.
Why use it?
It prevents code changes from being disconnected from tracked work and requires each task to be started, committed, and completed in a defined order.

Instructions file for CodexOpenCode

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

This is shyamsridhar123/sharkbait's own configuration. It tells Codex and OpenCode how to work on sharkbait 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 sharkbait configures โ†’

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to shyamsridhar123/sharkbait. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/shyamsridhar123/sharkbait/main/AGENTS.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shyamsridhar123/sharkbait

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sharkbait AGENTS.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories โ€” prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency โ€” measured 9d 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.

AGENTS.md ยท 144 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing โ€” 144 lines โ€” stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Sharkbait Project Instructions

โš ๏ธ MANDATORY: Read this entire file before making ANY changes to this codebase.


๐Ÿšจ STRICT ENFORCEMENT RULES

These rules are NON-NEGOTIABLE. Failure to follow them will result in rejected work.

Rule 1: Always Check Backlog First

Before starting ANY work:

  1. Run backlog task list to see existing tasks
  2. Search for related tasks before creating new ones
  3. Link your work to an existing task OR create a new one

Rule 2: Task Lifecycle is Mandatory

backlog task start <id>   # BEFORE you begin work
backlog task complete <id> # AFTER work is done and committed

Rule 3: Commits Must Reference Tasks

All commits MUST include the task ID:

  • โœ… git commit -m "SB-001.02: Add project directory structure"
  • โŒ git commit -m "Add some files"

Rule 4: No Orphan Work

Every code change must be:

  1. Linked to a backlog task
  2. Committed with task reference
  3. Marked complete when done

Backlog.md MCP Integration

<CRITICAL_INSTRUCTION>

BACKLOG WORKFLOW INSTRUCTIONS

This project uses Backlog.md MCP for all task and project management activities.

CRITICAL GUIDANCE

  • If your client supports MCP resources, read backlog://workflow/overview to understand when and how to use Backlog for this project.

  • If your client only supports tools or the above request fails, call backlog.get_workflow_overview() tool to load the tool-oriented overview (it lists the matching guide tools).

  • First time working here? Read the overview resource IMMEDIATELY to learn the workflow

  • Already familiar? You should have the overview cached ("## Backlog.md Overview (MCP)")

  • When to read it: BEFORE creating tasks, or when you're unsure whether to track work

These guides cover:

  • Decision framework for when to create tasks
  • Search-first workflow to avoid duplicates
  • Links to detailed guides for task creation, execution, and finalization
  • MCP tools reference

Read the full file on GitHub ยท 144 lines

Changes

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.

  1. 9d ago First seen ยท 144 lines ยท 1,140 tokens per session scan A ef840d8cd55c

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sharkbait AGENTS.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository shyamsridhar123/sharkbait (5 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,140 tokens to every session, about $0.0057 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 2026-08-31.

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