Add prek hook to enforce 500-line limit on AGENTS.md and SKILL.md files#1849
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[WIP] Add hook to limit SKILL.md and AGENTS.md to 500 lines
Add prek hook to enforce 500-line limit on AGENTS.md and SKILL.md files
Apr 7, 2026
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Agent skill files and AGENTS.md can grow unbounded, making them harder to maintain and reason about. This adds a pre-commit hook that enforces a 500-line ceiling and tells contributors exactly how to fix violations.
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hooks/check-agent-file-sizes.py— new bespoke hook; scansAGENTS.mdand all*/SKILL.mdfiles under a given skills directory, reports files over the limit with actionable remediation advice:.pre-commit-config.yaml— wires the hook atpriority: 0alongsidecheck-skills-documented; all limits and paths are passed asargsso the script is project-agnostic