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+# AGENTS.md — Guidelines for AI-Assisted Contributions
+
+This document provides instructions for AI agents (and their operators) before committing code and creating pull requests on this repository.
+
+## Pre-Commit Checklist
+
+Before every commit, run **all** of the following checks and ensure they pass:
+
+### 1. Formatting
+
+Before committing, always run `gofmt` and `goimports` on all modified files:
+
+```sh
+gofmt -w <modified files>
+goimports -w <modified files>
+```
+
+### 2. Linting
+
+```sh
+go run ./build/ci.go lint
+```
+
+This runs additional style checks. Fix any issues before committing.
+
+### 3. Generated Code
+
+```sh
+go run ./build/ci.go check_generate
+```
+
+Ensures that all generated files (e.g., `gen_*.go`) are up to date. If this fails, run the appropriate `go generate` commands and include the updated files in your commit.
+
+### 4. Dependency Hygiene
+
+```sh
+go run ./build/ci.go check_baddeps
+```
+
+Verifies that no forbidden dependencies have been introduced.
+
+### 5. Tests
+
+```sh
+go run ./build/ci.go test
+```
+
+Run the full test suite. All tests must pass.
+
+### 6. Build All Commands
+
+Verify that all tools compile successfully:
+
+```sh
+make all
+```
+
+This builds all executables under `cmd/`, including `keeper` which has special build requirements.
+
+## Pull Request Title Format
+
+PR titles must follow this convention:
+
+```
+<list of modified paths>: description
+```
+
+Examples:
+- `core/vm: fix stack overflow in PUSH instruction`
+- `core, eth: add arena allocator support`
+- `cmd/geth, internal/ethapi: refactor transaction args`
+- `trie/archiver: streaming subtree archival to fix OOM`
+
+Use the top-level package paths, comma-separated if multiple areas are affected. The description should be a short, lowercase summary of the change.
+
+## Summary
+
+Before creating a PR, confirm:
+
+- [ ] `gofmt` and `goimports` applied to all modified files
+- [ ] `go run ./build/ci.go lint` passes
+- [ ] `go run ./build/ci.go check_generate` passes
+- [ ] `go run ./build/ci.go check_baddeps` passes
+- [ ] `go run ./build/ci.go test` passes
+- [ ] `make all` succeeds