Maintain Agent Guidance
Maintain universal AGENTS.md guidance at the narrowest applicable scope through exact, approval-gated edits.
Use when: Audit and update universal AGENTS.md guidance at the narrowest user, repository, nested, or private scope using concrete, reviewable changes.
Install only this skill
Section titled “Install only this skill”arcantry skills link maintain-agent-guidance --scope userThis links only maintain-agent-guidance to the standard user location, ~/.agents/skills. Use --scope repo for one repository, or add --compat claude when that optional alias is needed.
What it helps with
Section titled “What it helps with”- Choose the narrowest guidance scope that owns a recurring agent decision.
- Apply independently approved instruction changes without leaking private context.
History
Section titled “History”- 2026-08-18 - Coordinate project knowledge and agent workflows with Arcantry: Arcantry provides local-first project configuration, safe repository adoption, a portable catalog of focused agent skills, and one documented workflow for maintaining project intent, release meaning, task intake, verification, and audience-safe content.
Examples
Section titled “Examples”Fix a repository instruction gap
Section titled “Fix a repository instruction gap”Prompt
Use the maintain-agent-guidance skill to propose a durable repository rule for this repeated agent failure and wait for approval before editing.
Expected outcome
The user receives a minimal exact proposal targeted to the applicable AGENTS.md file.
Keep workstation guidance private
Section titled “Keep workstation guidance private”Prompt
Use the maintain-agent-guidance skill to record this machine-specific workflow without exposing it to repository contributors.
Expected outcome
The approved rule is placed in private local guidance and the Git exclusion is verified.