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Clarify what belongs in AGENTS.md vs. agent skills#1737

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Copilot AI commented Apr 1, 2026

In #1735, an agent added topic-specific technical guidance (file placement conventions) directly to AGENTS.md instead of creating/updating an agent skill. The usethis-agents skill lacked clear guidance on this distinction.

  • Added a "What belongs in AGENTS.md vs. agent skills" subsection to .agents/skills/usethis-agents/SKILL.md that explicitly separates:
    • AGENTS.md: auto-generated reference material (sync blocks) and high-level instructions about skill usage
    • Agent skills: technical guidance on specific topics, how-to instructions, domain-specific conventions

Agent-Logs-Url: https://github.com/usethis-python/usethis-python/sessions/c49aeb5d-cf56-4da6-b66c-327d7655d974

Co-authored-by: nathanjmcdougall <18602289+nathanjmcdougall@users.noreply.github.com>
Copilot AI changed the title [WIP] Update guidance for AGENTS.md to clarify usage Clarify what belongs in AGENTS.md vs. agent skills Apr 1, 2026
Copilot AI requested a review from nathanjmcdougall April 1, 2026 13:11
@nathanjmcdougall nathanjmcdougall marked this pull request as ready for review April 1, 2026 18:56
@nathanjmcdougall nathanjmcdougall merged commit 0e95075 into main Apr 1, 2026
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Improve guidance on when to update AGENTS.md

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