From 6aff9a0b6ad1bc4685bf605ba4bbf1935d8fa36a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Nightingale Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:27:35 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] chore: single-source the never-rewrite-history policy as a generated block Replace the hand-maintained history-rewrite guidance with the generated repos_sync:history block (byte-identical canonical text from PyAutoMind/policy/never_rewrite_history.md), so the safety policy is single-sourced and drift-checked. The text stays inline; only the manual copy is retired. Part of the ecosystem standardization (spec 4). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01KUGujq6jAgU3CExnLkkELe --- AGENTS.md | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md index 601b769..a302a80 100644 --- a/AGENTS.md +++ b/AGENTS.md @@ -82,14 +82,28 @@ Key surfaces: `Config` / `conf.instance`, `output_to_json` / `from_json` PyAutoGalaxy, and PyAutoLens all depend on this package and may need updates. 5. Ensure all tests pass before opening a PR. -## Clean state - -Never rewrite history on a repo with a remote (no `git init` over a tracked -tree, no force-push to `main`, no rebasing pushed shared branches). To reset a -dirty tree the only correct sequence is: - -```bash -git fetch origin -git reset --hard origin/main -git clean -fd -``` + +## Never rewrite history + +NEVER perform these operations on any repo with a remote: + +- `git init` in a directory already tracked by git +- `rm -rf .git && git init` +- Commit with subject "Initial commit", "Fresh start", "Start fresh", "Reset + for AI workflow", or any equivalent message on a branch with a remote +- `git push --force` to `main` (or any branch tracked as `origin/HEAD`) +- `git filter-repo` / `git filter-branch` on shared branches +- `git rebase -i` rewriting commits already pushed to a shared branch + +If the working tree needs a clean state, the **only** correct sequence is: + + git fetch origin + git reset --hard origin/main + git clean -fd + +This applies equally to humans, local Claude Code, cloud Claude agents, Codex, +and any other agent. The "Initial commit — fresh start for AI workflow" pattern +that appeared independently on origin and local for three workspace repos is +exactly what this rule prevents — it costs ~40 commits of redundant local work +every time it happens. +