One file for everything the agent must know in every session. It holds who you are, what the project is, how to work and what not to do.

In depth: 05 · The memory system → “AGENTS.md — project context and rules (the main one)”

Related: memory · STATE.md · agent

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• 02 · Setup: Your first project
• 03 · Stack selection: What are your constraints? · Migration plan for your workflow
• 05 · Context & Memory: Context vs Prompt · Tune your memory
• 07 · Tools & Extensions: Plug it in and test · Pendel: your agent audits your project
• 08 · Agent Engineering: Design Your Clone
• 11 · Second Brain: A second brain that stays with you · Skills travel from agent to agent · Security: everything that comes from outside · Practice: build your own second brain

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