-# Copilot Instructions (repository-wide, language-agnostic)
+# Coding Agent Instructions (repository-wide, language-agnostic)
-These instructions guide GitHub Copilot to generate changes consistent with this repository's conventions, regardless of programming language.
+These instructions guide coding agents to generate changes consistent with this repository's conventions, regardless of programming language.
## Glossary
- **Tunables**: user-adjustable parameters that shape behavior, exposed via options or configuration files.
- **Canonical defaults**: the single, authoritative definition of all tunables and their defaults.
-## Implementation guidance for Copilot
+## Implementation guidance
- **Before coding**:
- Perform a comprehensive inventory of the codebase. Search for and read:
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-By following these instructions, Copilot should propose changes that are consistent and maintainable across languages.
+By following these instructions, coding agents should propose changes that are consistent and maintainable across languages.