Add AGENTS.md with project structure and commands#4233
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Looks like a good starting point, thanks!
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- Move main content from CLAUDE.md to AGENTS.md so all AI agents
(not only Claude) pick up the guidance; CLAUDE.md now just references
it via `@AGENTS.md`.
- Add general rules, PR scoping, and `Assisted-by:` commit trailer
guidance (inspired by the Collector's AGENTS.md).
- Clarify that only instrumentation packages live under
`src/opentelemetry/instrumentation/{name}/`; other package types use
their own namespace.
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Looks good - thanks @Kludex 👍🏻
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Hmm, on second thought - maybe we should remove the recommendation for the Kat Cosgrove LinkedIn post - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/katcosgrove_pull-request-process-activity-7448418179258933248-iA2n |
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After some more discussion, OpenTelemetry still advises using the |
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Based on discussion from last week's meeting.
It's minimal.
You can't prevent people from spamming your repo with thousands of AI based PRs, but you can guide their AI to do the right thing.