# Agent Instructions

- Follow [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) before changing code, tests, docs, or commit messages.
- Use [RELEASE.md](RELEASE.md) for prerelease, npm smoke-test, stable release, tag, and GitHub follow-up work.
- Keep changes focused and reviewable; avoid unrelated refactors.
- Run the relevant checks before reporting work as done.
- Do not commit, tag, push, or publish unless explicitly asked in the current conversation.