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Stop writing rules in AGENTS.md: use agent hooks and nano-staged instead (opens in new tab)

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Move LLM safeguards out of AGENTS.md: how agent hooks plus nano-staged run linters on changed files only, cut tokens, and tighten the agent's feedback loop

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