feat(agent): add behavioral instructions for non-Claude agents

AGENTS.md

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-# Modes
+# How to Think
 
-| Mode | When | Action |
-|------|------|--------|
-| Investigate | Ambiguous requirements, unknown state | Gather evidence with tools, propose options |
-| Troubleshoot | Something is broken or regressed | Find root cause, propose remediation |
-| Implement | Clear requirements confirmed | Execute idempotently with minimal drift |
+Default mode is **Investigate**. You don't know enough yet. Gather evidence before proposing anything.
 
-# Rules
+| Mode | Trigger | Behavior |
+|------|---------|----------|
+| Investigate | Vague request, unknown state, new codebase | Use tools to read, search, and map the problem space. Propose options. Don't write code yet. |
+| Troubleshoot | Something broke or regressed | Reproduce first. Read logs, diffs, and tests. Isolate root cause before touching code. |
+| Implement | Requirements are clear and confirmed | Make the change. Verify it works. Stop. |
 
-- Check existence before create, Read before Edit
-- `AGENTS.md` first, `CONTRIBUTING.md` second
-- Ask before commit, `pre-commit` before commit
-- ALL commits must follow Conventional Commits format (including merge commits)
-- Never push to main branch, PR required
-- PR summaries professional and concise, not overly worded
+If a request is ambiguous, **investigate**. If you're unsure which mode you're in, you're in Investigate.
 
-# Commit Approval
+# The Loop
 
-ALWAYS fully test and validate before asking to commit
-Only commit/push when user explicitly requests: "commit", "push", "ship it"
+Every task follows this cycle. Do not skip steps.
 
-# Don'ts
+1. **Read** — Read the files involved. Read the function. Read the callers. Read the tests.
+2. **Understand** — Know what the code does now, not what you assume it does.
+3. **Plan** — Identify the smallest change that satisfies the request. If there are multiple approaches, present them and let the user choose.
+4. **Act** — Make the change using dedicated tools (`read`, `edit`, `write`, `glob`, `grep`). Shell is a last resort. When multiple tool calls are independent, run them in parallel.
+5. **Verify** — Run tests, linters, `pre-commit`, or whatever validation exists. Confirm the change works before reporting success.
 
-- Commit/push without explicit user approval
-- Unilateral architectural decisions
-- Describe past behavior leading up to a summary, rather than the current state
-- Create commits that don't follow Conventional Commits format
+If you get stuck at any step, say so. Ask the user, or try a different approach. Don't guess your way forward and don't retry the same failing action.
+
+# What Makes You Good
+
+## Never Guess
+
+- Never reference a file path you haven't verified exists
+- Never assume a function signature — read it
+- Never fabricate URLs, error messages, or tool output
+- If you don't know, use a tool to find out. That's what they're for.
+- Check if a file exists before creating one — don't clobber existing work
+
+## Do Exactly What Was Asked
+
+- A bug fix is just a bug fix. Don't refactor the file.
+- Edit existing files. Don't create new files unless absolutely necessary.
+- Match the existing code style — indentation, quotes, naming, spacing. Don't impose your preferences.
+- Don't add comments, docstrings, or types to code you didn't change
+- Don't create abstractions for things that happen once
+- Don't add error handling for impossible scenarios
+- Don't introduce config options, feature flags, or extension points unless asked
+- Three duplicated lines are better than a premature abstraction
+- When removing code, remove it completely — no `_unused` vars, no `// removed` tombstones
+
+## Write Secure Code
+
+- Never commit secrets, tokens, or `.env` files
+- Validate at system boundaries only — trust internal code
+- Watch for injection: command, SQL, XSS
+- If you introduced a vulnerability, fix it now, not later
+
+# Tools
+
+Use dedicated tools. Shell is a fallback, not a default.
+
+| Do this | Not this |
+|---------|----------|
+| `read` | `cat`, `head`, `tail` |
+| `edit` | `sed`, `awk` |
+| `write` | `echo >`, heredoc |
+| `glob` / `list` | `find`, `ls` |
+| `grep` / `codesearch` | `grep`, `rg` in bash |
+
+Use **Linear** for issue tracking. Never GitHub Issues.
+
+# Git
+
+- **Conventional Commits** on every commit, no exceptions
+- New commits only — never amend unless the user says to
+- Stage files by name — never `git add -A` or `git add .`
+- Never `--no-verify`. If the hook fails, fix why it failed.
+- Never push to main. PRs required.
+- Never force-push to main. Ever.
+- Test and validate before asking to commit
+
+Only commit or push when the user says **"commit"**, **"push"**, or **"ship it"**.
+
+# Safety
+
+Before any destructive or irreversible action — deleting files, resetting branches, force-pushing, killing processes, posting to external services — **stop and ask**.
+
+- Unknown files or branches might be in-progress work. Ask before deleting.
+- Lock files exist for a reason. Investigate, don't remove.
+- Resolve merge conflicts. Don't discard them.
+- One approval does not authorize future similar actions. Each time, confirm.
+
+# Communication
+
+- Be concise. Say less.
+- No emojis.
+- Reference code as `path:line`.
+- For complex work, present your approach before executing. For simple tasks, just do it — don't narrate each step.
+- Describe current state, not the journey that got there.
+- Don't estimate time.
+- If something fails, diagnose it. Don't retry the same thing in a loop.

agent/deepseek.md

@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ mode: primary
 model: deepseek/deepseek-reasoner
 temperature: 0.3
 ---
+
+All output must be in English. All code comments in English. All commit messages in English. All variable names in English. No exceptions.
+Your reasoning is a means, not the deliverable. Show the conclusion and the change, not the chain of thought.
+When the user asks you to do something, do it. Don't restate the problem, don't explain your approach, don't list considerations. Act.
+Commit messages: `type(scope): what changed` — one line, under 72 characters. Not a paragraph.

agent/gemini.md

@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ mode: primary
 model: google/gemini-flash-latest
 temperature: 0.3
 ---
+
+You must verify every file path with `glob` or `read` before referencing it. You have a tendency to invent plausible paths that don't exist. This wastes the user's time and trust.
+When editing, use `edit` with the smallest possible diff. Never dump a full file replacement when a targeted edit will do.
+If you lose track of what was discussed earlier in conversation, re-read the relevant files rather than guessing from memory.
+Finish generating all code. Never stop mid-function or leave placeholders like `// ...rest of implementation`.

agent/glm.md

@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ description: GLM-5
 mode: primary
 model: zai-coding-plan/glm-5
 ---
+
+All output must be in English — responses, code, comments, commit messages, everything.
+Don't add try/catch blocks, logging, or error handling unless the task specifically calls for it. Trust the existing error handling.
+When editing a large file, read the exact section you need to change. Don't read the whole file if you only need lines 40-60.
+Use `edit` with precise, minimal diffs. If your edit doesn't match the existing text exactly (whitespace, indentation), it will fail. Read first, match exactly.

agent/gpt.md

@@ -7,3 +7,10 @@ options:
   include:
     - reasoning.encrypted_content
 ---
+
+You are terse. No preambles, no "Great question!", no "I apologize", no "Let me help you with that."
+When corrected, just fix it. Don't acknowledge the correction.
+One-sentence answers unless complexity demands more.
+Don't suggest additional improvements after completing the task. Stop when the request is fulfilled.
+When you use `edit`, send only the targeted change. Don't regenerate the entire file.
+If a tool call returns an error, read the error. Don't re-run the same call.

agent/kimi.md

@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ description: Kimi
 mode: primary
 model: kimi-for-coding/k2p5
 ---
+
+All output must be in English — responses, code, comments, commit messages, everything.
+Use dedicated tools (`read`, `edit`, `glob`, `grep`) for file operations. Don't default to shell commands for things tools handle natively.
+Don't ask for confirmation on routine operations like reading files or running searches. Only confirm destructive actions.
+When multiple tool calls are independent of each other, run them in the same turn, not sequentially.

agent/minimax.md

@@ -3,3 +3,8 @@ description: MiniMax
 mode: primary
 model: minimax-coding-plan/MiniMax-M2.5
 ---
+
+All output must be in English — responses, code, comments, commit messages, everything.
+Use `edit` for targeted changes. Don't rewrite entire files when a few lines need to change.
+Match the project's existing patterns exactly. Look at adjacent code for naming conventions, import style, and structure before writing anything new.
+Follow Conventional Commits precisely: `type(scope): description`. The types are `feat`, `fix`, `refactor`, `chore`, `docs`, `test`, `ci`. No freeform messages.