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Summary

Moves this repository onto AIM's standard AGENTS.md template at v0.11.0, joining the five
sibling repositories (ReScenePS, PlexAutomationToolkit, YouTubeMusicPS, SrrDBAutomationToolkit,
ScheduledTasksManager) that already run it. Hand-written content is relocated, not deleted.

Why

The hand-written AGENTS.md had no Template Version stamp and no Instruction Applicability
Matrix. When the agent skills were vendored into .agents/skills/ in #52, the Skill Dependencies
section landed but had nowhere to route from: it says the skills "are routed from the Instruction
Applicability Matrix above", and there was no matrix above it. Agents that do not natively scan
.agents/skills/ therefore never saw the psake and PowerShellBuild skills.

What changed

AGENTS.md is now AIM's AGENTS.template.md at v0.11.0, adapted the way the siblings did it:

  • the THIS IS THE TEMPLATE FILE comment block is deleted
  • Template Version: 0.11.0, Last sync: 2026-08-19
  • the skills matrix row and the Skill Dependencies section are copied byte-for-byte from
    ScheduledTasksManager and ReScenePS; the file is now identical to ReScenePS/AGENTS.md
    apart from the sync date

instructions/repository-specific.instructions.md absorbs the bespoke content. That file is
never synced from upstream, so it is the correct home for it:

Bespoke sectionWhere it went
Repository Overview## Project Overview - appended as the conventions list
Key Filesnew ### Key Files table under Module Structure (plus build.depend.psd1)
Common Tasks: buildalready covered by ## Build Process; not duplicated
Common Tasks: testalready covered by ### Running Tests; not duplicated
Common Tasks: new fnnew ## Adding a New Function
Code Stylenew ## Code Style (the prefix rule was already in Naming Conventions)
Testing Requirementsmerged into ### Pester Tests; only the Pester version line was new
Instructions Directorysuperseded by the applicability matrix in AGENTS.md

Staleness fix

Both files claimed "Testing (Pester 5.x)" and "Use Pester 5.x syntax". That is stale:
build.depend.psd1 pins Pester = @{ Version = 'latest' }, and the custom UnitTest task in
build.psake.ps1 exists precisely because of the Pester 6 rollout (its comments reference Pester
6.0.1 and 6.1.0 breaking CI). The text now says Pester 6 and names build.depend.psd1 as the
source of truth rather than restating a version that will drift again.

Unchanged

  • CLAUDE.md still starts with @AGENTS.md, bridging the routing into Claude Code
  • .agents/skills/ is untouched
  • the {{ModuleName}}, {{Prefix}}, and {{Description}} placeholders are preserved, so
    Initialize-Template.ps1 still substitutes them on init

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Documentation
    • Updated project guidance with clearer workflow instructions and task-specific documentation references.
    • Added repository conventions, code-style guidance, development setup recommendations, and expanded testing guidance.
    • Clarified required testing framework version information.
    • No changes were made to user-facing functionality or public interfaces.

Replace the hand-written AGENTS.md with AIM's AGENTS.template.md at v0.11.0,
matching the five sibling repositories that already run the standard template.
The bespoke file carried no Template Version stamp and no Instruction
Applicability Matrix, so the agent skills vendored into .agents/skills/ had no
matrix row to route from -- the Skill Dependencies section it did gain pointed
at "the Instruction Applicability Matrix above", which did not exist.
The template comment block is removed, Last sync is set to 2026-08-19, and the
skills row plus the Skill Dependencies section are copied verbatim from
ScheduledTasksManager and ReScenePS so all seven repositories match.
No hand-written content is lost. The repository-specific parts move into
instructions/repository-specific.instructions.md, which is never synced from
upstream: the conventions list, a Key Files table, Code Style, Adding a New
Function, and the Pester testing requirement, merged with what was already
there rather than duplicated. The {{ModuleName}} and {{Prefix}} placeholders
are preserved so Initialize-Template.ps1 still substitutes them.
Also correct a stale claim. Both files said "Pester 5.x" while
build.depend.psd1 pins Version = 'latest' and build.psake.ps1 was hardened for
Pester 6; the text now says Pester 6 and names the pin as the source of truth.
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The PR replaces the repository agent guidance, adds PowerShell module conventions and development requirements, expands Pester 6 testing guidance, and pins the Pester dependency to latest.

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Repository guidance

Layer / File(s)Summary
Agent workflow and instruction routing
AGENTS.md
Adds template metadata, mandatory workflow steps, an applicability matrix, instruction references, and quick-reference practices.
PowerShell practices and Pester 6 guidance
instructions/repository-specific.instructions.md
Documents module structure, key files, function requirements, Pester 6 usage, and the latest Pester dependency.

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The new instruction-routing matrix may fail to direct agents to repository guidance because its file paths omit the instructions/ directory, and the updated Pester guidance conflicts with the dependency policy. These bounded issues should be corrected or explicitly accepted before merging.

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Pull request overview

Adopts AIM’s standard AGENTS.md template (v0.11.0) for this repository and migrates the previously hand-written, repository-specific guidance into instructions/repository-specific.instructions.md, aligning this repo with the rest of the module fleet.

Changes:

  • Replaced the custom AGENTS.md content with the standard AIM template, including the applicability matrix and skill routing.
  • Moved bespoke repository guidance into instructions/repository-specific.instructions.md and expanded it with “Key Files”, “Code Style”, and “Adding a New Function”.
  • Updated testing guidance to reflect the current Pester rollout and dependency pinning approach.

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FileDescription
AGENTS.mdSwitched to the AIM standard agent-instructions template with an applicability matrix and skill routing.
instructions/repository-specific.instructions.mdConsolidated repository-specific guidance (structure, key files, style, testing, and contribution workflow).
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instructions/repository-specific.instructions.md:87

  • This section says “Use Pester 6 syntax”, but the build pins Pester to Version = 'latest', so the installed major version can change over time. Consider wording this as “Pester syntax” and defer the exact version to build.depend.psd1 to avoid this becoming stale again.
- Use Pester 6 syntax (`BeforeAll`, `BeforeDiscovery`, and so on). `build.depend.psd1` pins
Pester to `latest`, so the build floats onto the newest released major version; the `UnitTest`
task in `build.psake.ps1` reads that same value so the installed and imported versions agree

instructions/repository-specific.instructions.md:117

  • The dependency list calls out “Pester 6”, but build.depend.psd1 sets Pester = @{ Version = 'latest' } (so the major version can change). To prevent future drift, avoid hardcoding the major version here.
- PowerShell 5.1 or higher (PowerShell 7+ recommended)
- No external module dependencies for runtime
- Pester 6 (for testing; `build.depend.psd1` pins `Version = 'latest'`)
- psake (for build automation)

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Inline comments:
In `@AGENTS.md`:
- Around line 25-39: Update the instruction-file references in the task matrix
and available-file list in AGENTS.md to use the unambiguous instructions/ prefix
for every applicable entry, including agent-workflow.instructions.md,
shorthand.instructions.md, and the other listed instruction files; preserve the
existing filenames and leave paths that already include directories unchanged.
In `@instructions/repository-specific.instructions.md`:
- Around line 16-22: Update the testing convention statement near “Pester 6” to
match the repository’s dependency policy: either describe the supported
compatibility policy when Version = 'latest' is intentional, or constrain
dependency and build selection to Pester major version 6 when that is the
contract. Keep the module fleet conventions unchanged.
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Review feedback. `Version = 'latest'` selects the newest release rather than
pinning one, so it can cross a major boundary; wording that hard-codes a major
version drifts the same way the "Pester 5.x" text this branch replaced did.
State the resolved major once, as the current value, and point at
`build.depend.psd1` everywhere else.
Review feedback. The Key Files table references it, so the tree that sits
directly above should show where it lives.
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