AZ-NIX-CLIENTS/AGENTS.md

Agent Instructions

MANDATORY: Use td for Task Management

You must run td usage --new-session at conversation start (or after /clear) to see current work. Use td usage -q for subsequent reads.

This project uses bd (beads) for issue tracking. Run bd onboard to get started.

Quick Reference

bd ready              # Find available work
bd show <id>          # View issue details
bd update <id> --status in_progress  # Claim work
bd close <id>         # Complete work
bd sync               # Sync with git

Landing the Plane (Session Completion)

When ending a work session, you MUST complete ALL steps below. Work is NOT complete until git push succeeds.

MANDATORY WORKFLOW:

1. File issues for remaining work - Create issues for anything that needs follow-up
2. Run quality gates (if code changed) - Tests, linters, builds
3. Update issue status - Close finished work, update in-progress items
4. PUSH TO REMOTE - This is MANDATORY:

   git pull --rebase
   bd sync
   git push
   git status  # MUST show "up to date with origin"
   

5. Clean up - Clear stashes, prune remote branches
6. Verify - All changes committed AND pushed
7. Hand off - Provide context for next session

CRITICAL RULES:

• Work is NOT complete until git push succeeds
• NEVER stop before pushing - that leaves work stranded locally
• NEVER say "ready to push when you are" - YOU must push
• If push fails, resolve and retry until it succeeds

Beads Issue Tracker

This project uses bd (beads) for issue tracking. Run bd prime to see full workflow context and commands.

Quick Reference

bd ready              # Find available work
bd show <id>          # View issue details
bd update <id> --claim  # Claim work
bd close <id>         # Complete work

Rules

• Use bd for ALL task tracking — do NOT use TodoWrite, TaskCreate, or markdown TODO lists
• Run bd prime for detailed command reference and session close protocol
• Use bd remember for persistent knowledge — do NOT use MEMORY.md files

Architecture in one line: issues live in a local Dolt DB; sync uses refs/dolt/data on your git remote; .beads/issues.jsonl is a passive export. See https://github.com/gastownhall/beads/blob/main/docs/SYNC_CONCEPTS.md for details and anti-patterns.

Agent Context Profiles

The managed Beads block is task-tracking guidance, not permission to override repository, user, or orchestrator instructions.

• Conservative (default): Use bd for task tracking. Do not run git commits, git pushes, or Dolt remote sync unless explicitly asked. At handoff, report changed files, validation, and suggested next commands.
• Minimal: Keep tool instruction files as pointers to bd prime; use the same conservative git policy unless active instructions say otherwise.
• Team-maintainer: Only when the repository explicitly opts in, agents may close beads, run quality gates, commit, and push as part of session close. A current "do not commit" or "do not push" instruction still wins.

Session Completion

This protocol applies when ending a Beads implementation workflow. It is subordinate to explicit user, repository, and orchestrator instructions.

1. File issues for remaining work - Create beads for anything that needs follow-up
2. Run quality gates (if code changed) - Tests, linters, builds
3. Update issue status - Close finished work, update in-progress items
4. Handle git/sync by active profile:

   # Conservative/minimal/default: report status and proposed commands; wait for approval.
   git status
   
   # Team-maintainer opt-in only, unless current instructions forbid it:
   git pull --rebase
   bd dolt push
   git push
   git status
   

5. Hand off - Summarize changes, validation, issue status, and any blocked sync/commit/push step

Critical rules:

• Explicit user or orchestrator instructions override this Beads block.
• Do not commit or push without clear authority from the active profile or the current user request.
• If a required sync or push is blocked, stop and report the exact command and error.

Beads Issue Tracker

Use Beads (bd) for durable task tracking in repositories that include it. Use the beads skill at .agents/skills/beads/SKILL.md (project install) or ~/.agents/skills/beads/SKILL.md (global install) for Beads workflow guidance, then use the bd CLI for issue operations.

Quick Reference

bd ready                # Find available work
bd show <id>            # View issue details
bd update <id> --claim  # Claim work
bd close <id>           # Complete work
bd prime                # Refresh Beads context

Rules

• Use bd for all task tracking; do not create markdown TODO lists.
• Run bd prime when Beads context is missing or stale. Codex 0.129.0+ can load Beads context automatically through native hooks; use /hooks to inspect or toggle them.
• Keep persistent project memory in Beads via bd remember; do not create ad hoc memory files.

Architecture in one line: issues live in a local Dolt DB; sync uses refs/dolt/data on your git remote; .beads/issues.jsonl is a passive export. See https://github.com/gastownhall/beads/blob/main/docs/SYNC_CONCEPTS.md for details and anti-patterns.