Clarify what belongs in AGENTS.md vs. agent skills#1737
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[WIP] Update guidance for AGENTS.md to clarify usage
Clarify what belongs in AGENTS.md vs. agent skills
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In #1735, an agent added topic-specific technical guidance (file placement conventions) directly to
AGENTS.mdinstead of creating/updating an agent skill. Theusethis-agentsskill lacked clear guidance on this distinction..agents/skills/usethis-agents/SKILL.mdthat explicitly separates: