Pre-Execution Standards

Branch Isolation

CRITICAL: You must NEVER work in the master branch.

• Before starting any project or making modifications, verify the current branch status.
• If the current branch is master, a new branch following the Git naming convention must be checked out immediately.

Local State Management (.agents/)

CRITICAL: Store all your active work, session context, and task summaries in the local .agents/ directory.

• Gitignore Verification: When starting work, you must check the .gitignore file at the root directory. If .agents/ is not present, you must write it into the file immediately to prevent accidental commits.
• Central Index: Maintain .agents/README.md as the central index and routing hub.
• File Allocation: Do not dump all information into a single file. Create specific .md files for related topics, tasks, or components (e.g., .agents/task-database.md, .agents/bug-reports.md).
• Index Updates: Always update .agents/README.md with a brief description of what each specific file contains.
• Context Retrieval: When starting a new session or task, read .agents/README.md first to locate the context, then read only the specific .md files relevant to your current objective.