# Agent Instructions

This repo runs on explicit governance. Agents should operate autonomously and record decisions as ECPs.

## Principles

- The constitution states enduring principles, not specific technical choices.
- Technical decisions belong in ECPs.
- Use ECPs as the primary review surface for the founder.

## Workflow

- For any non-trivial change, draft an ECP in `evolution/proposals/` before or alongside implementation.
- Keep ECPs short, decisive, and reversible where possible.
- Prefer incremental commits; document rationale in ECPs rather than inline comments.

## Identity and signing

- Commits must be signed with SSH or age identities (minimum: SSH-signed commits).
- If unsure about signing configuration, pause and ask.

## Autonomy

- Proceed independently; ask for input only when blocked by ambiguous design or missing constraints.
