docs(pi): tighten agent guidance

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# AI Agent Guidelines # AI Agent Guidelines
## Important Rules Be cognizant of context use; this file is loaded for all LLMs. Keep guidance concise and high-signal.
1. **Timeout for bash tool**: The `bash` tool MUST have a timeout specified. Without a timeout, the tool will hang indefinitely and cause the task to fail. ## Critical Rules
2. **File writing**: Do NOT use `cat` with heredocs to write files. Use the `write` tool instead (or `edit` for modifications). 1. **Bash timeouts**: Every `bash` tool call MUST specify a timeout.
```bash
bash(command="some command", timeout=30)
```
3. **Ephemeral files**: Put temporary scripts, plans, notes, and other scratch artifacts in `_scratch/`. It is gitignored, and reusable exploration/testing scripts should be iterated there instead of recreated repeatedly. 2. **File writing**: Do NOT use `cat` with heredocs to write files. Use `write` for new/rewritten files and `edit` for targeted modifications.
## Example of Correct Usage 3. **Scratch files**: Put temporary scripts, plans, notes, and reusable exploration artifacts in `_scratch/`. It is gitignored.
### Incorrect (will hang): 4. **Missing commands**: If a tool is not installed, prefer `nix run` instead of installing it.
```bash
nix run nixpkgs#python3 -- script.py
```
```bash ## Context Discipline
bash(command="some long-running command")
```
### Correct (with timeout): Prefer a **search → targeted read** pattern:
```bash 1. Search with `rg -n` / `grep -n` to find relevant line numbers.
bash(command="some command", timeout=30) 2. Read only the needed range with `read(path, offset, limit)`.
```
### Incorrect (file writing): Full-file reads are fine when genuinely needed, but avoid them as the default reflex.
```bash
bash(command="cat > file.txt << 'EOF'\ncontent\nEOF")
```
### Correct (file writing):
```bash
write(path="file.txt", content="content")
```
## Reading Files
Prefer a **search → targeted read** pattern to minimize context usage:
1. **Search** with `grep -n` / `rg -n` to find relevant line numbers.
2. **Read** only the needed range using `read(path, offset, limit)` or `sed -n 'X,Yp'`.
```bash
# Find the relevant lines
bash(command="rg -n 'functionName' src/", timeout=10)
# Read just that region (e.g. lines 42-70)
read(path="src/foo.go", offset=42, limit=29)
```
Full-file reads are fine when genuinely needed (small files, needing full picture), but avoid them as the default reflex.
## Principles ## Principles
1. **KISS / YAGNI** - Keep solutions simple and straightforward. Don't introduce abstractions, generics, or indirection unless there is a concrete, immediate need. Prefer obvious code over clever code. 1. **KISS / YAGNI**: Keep solutions simple. Avoid abstractions, generics, or indirection unless there is a concrete need.
2. **Maintain AGENTS.md** - If the project has an `AGENTS.md`, keep it up to date as conventions or architecture evolve. However, follow the **BLUF** (Bottom Line Up Front) principle: keep it concise, actionable, and context-size conscious. Don't overload it with information that belongs in code comments or external docs. 2. **Maintain AGENTS.md**: Keep project guidance up to date, but BLUF: concise, actionable, and context-size conscious.
## Style ## Style
### Comment Style ### Comment Style
A logical "block" of code (doesn't have to be a scope, but a cohesive group of statements responsible for something) should have a comment above it with a short "title". The title must be in **Title Case**. For example: A logical block of code (not necessarily a language scope) should have a short Title Case comment above it:
```go ```go
// Map Component Results // Map Component Results
@@ -70,12 +46,10 @@ for _, comp := range components {
} }
``` ```
If the block is more complicated or non-obvious, explain _why_ it does what it does after the title: If the block is more complicated or non-obvious, explain _why_ after the title:
```go ```go
// Map Component Results - This is needed because downstream consumers // Map Component Results - Downstream consumers expect a name-keyed lookup.
// expect a name-keyed lookup. Without it, the renderer would fall back
// to O(n) scans on every frame.
for _, comp := range components { for _, comp := range components {
results[comp.Name] = comp.Result results[comp.Name] = comp.Result
} }