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Summary

Add an initial AGENTS.md to define project context, coding conventions, and architecture guidance for AI agents working on the LMCache codebase.

This is the first task from the AI tooling RFC: #2648

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  • Project overview and structure for agent context
  • Coding conventions (style, testing, commit guidelines)
  • Architecture guidance for key subsystems

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This pull request establishes a crucial resource for AI coding agents by introducing AGENTS.md. This document aims to standardize how AI tools interact with and contribute to the LMCache codebase, ensuring consistency in development practices, code quality, and architectural understanding. It provides a centralized reference for project structure, technical conventions, and a detailed architectural overview, which will streamline AI-assisted development and code reviews.

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  • Initial AGENTS.md Creation: A new AGENTS.md file has been added to the repository, serving as a foundational document for AI coding agents like Copilot, Cursor, and Claude Code.
  • Comprehensive Guidelines for AI Agents: The document outlines project context, coding conventions (including Python environment setup, build/install instructions, testing practices, linting, and code quality standards), and detailed architecture guidance for the LMCache codebase.
  • Code Review Checklist: A dedicated section provides a comprehensive code review checklist covering correctness, style, encapsulation, testing, safety, and performance, intended for both human and AI reviewers.

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  • AGENTS.md
    • Added comprehensive guidelines for AI coding agents, including project overview, coding conventions, and architecture guidance.
    • Included sections on Python environment setup, build/install, testing, linting, and code quality.
    • Provided a detailed code review checklist for correctness, style, encapsulation, testing, safety, and performance.
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The pull request introduces AGENTS.md, a comprehensive guide for AI agents working on the LMCache codebase. The document covers project overview, Python environment setup, build instructions, testing practices, linting, coding conventions, a code review checklist, and architecture details. The document is well-structured and provides valuable guidance. However, there are a few areas for improvement, including the maintainability of test commands, clarity in linting enforcement, and some redundancy in coding conventions.

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@ApostaC ApostaC changed the title [Admin] Create initial AGENTS.md [Chore][Admin] Create initial AGENTS.md Feb 27, 2026
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LGTM

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LGTM!

Signed-off-by: ApostaC <yihua98@uchicago.edu>
@ApostaC ApostaC enabled auto-merge (squash) February 27, 2026 21:26
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@ApostaC ApostaC merged commit 659bdd8 into LMCache:dev Feb 27, 2026
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