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Ghostty/Agents.md

The AGENTS.md file in the Ghostty repository provides guidelines and instructions for AI agents and automated tools contributing to the Ghostty terminal emulator project, outlining expected behavior, coding standards, and communication protocols.

Background

- Ghostty is a popular open-source, GPU-accelerated terminal emulator written in Zig, designed for speed and modern features. - This AGENTS.md file is a special-purpose document that instructs AI coding agents (like GitHub Copilot or Cursor) on how to behave when working on the Ghostty codebase. - It tells the AI things like: which language to use, which patterns to follow, how to handle errors, and what style conventions the project expects. - The file exists because AI agents are increasingly used to generate or modify code, and projects need a way to set guardrails so the AI doesn't write code that breaks the project's conventions. - This is notable because it signals a shift in open-source maintenance: instead of just writing docs for humans, maintainers now also write docs specifically for AI agents that will contribute code.

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