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Last reviewed: 2026-03-24

**Project:** GitNexus · **Environment:** dev · **Maintainer:** repository maintainers (see GitHub)

Follow **AGENTS.md** for the canonical rules; this file adds Claude Code–specific deltas. Cursor-specific notes live only in `AGENTS.md`.

## Scope

See the **Scope** table in [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) for read/write/execute/off-limits boundaries. Cursor-specific workflow notes also live only in AGENTS.md.

## Model Configuration

- **Primary:** Pin per **Claude Code** / Anthropic org policy (explicit model id). Do not rely on an unversioned `latest` alias for governed workflows.
- **Fallback:** As configured in Claude Code (organization default or user override).
- **Notes:** The GitNexus CLI analyzer does not call an LLM.

## Execution Sequence (complex tasks)

Same discipline as [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md): before large multi-step work, state which **AGENTS.md** / **GUARDRAILS.md** rules apply, current **Scope**, and planned validation commands (`npm test`, `tsc`, etc.). When pausing, summarize progress in the chat or a **local** scratch file (do not add `HANDOFF.md` to the repo), then `/clear` and resume with that summary.

## Claude Code hooks

Prefer **PreToolUse** hooks for hard gates (e.g. tests before `git_commit`). Adapt hook commands to `gitnexus/` npm scripts.

## Context budget

If always-on instructions grow, load deep conventions via conditional reads (e.g. *“When writing new code, read STANDARDS.md”*) instead of pasting long blocks here. In Cursor, prefer `.cursor/index.mdc` plus optional `.cursor/rules/*.mdc` globs (see [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) § Context budget).

## Reference Documentation

- **This repository:** [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) (Cursor + monorepo notes), [ARCHITECTURE.md](ARCHITECTURE.md), [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md), [GUARDRAILS.md](GUARDRAILS.md).
- **GitNexus:** `.claude/skills/gitnexus/`; MCP and indexed-repo rules live only in [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) (`gitnexus:start` … `gitnexus:end`). See **GitNexus rules** below.

## Changelog

| Date | Version | Change |
|------|---------|--------|
| 2026-03-24 | 1.2.0 | Removed duplicated gitnexus:start block and scope table; replaced with pointers to AGENTS.md. |
| 2026-03-23 | 1.1.0 | Updated agent instructions to match AGENTS.md. |
| 2026-03-22 | 1.0.0 | Added structured header and changelog. |

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## GitNexus rules

GitNexus MCP rules are in the `<!-- gitnexus:start -->` … `<!-- gitnexus:end -->` block in **[AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md)** — load that section when working with MCP tools or the graph index.
