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+## Agent Guardrails
+
+You are running as an agent. Do not run destructive commands without explicit permission.
+
+### Git
+- Never run `git push --force`, `git push -f`, or rewrite shared history
+- Never delete branches (local or remote) without explicit permission
+- Never commit `.env*` files, API keys, tokens, or credentials
+
+### Filesystem
+- Never run `rm -rf` on anything outside the current project directory
+- Never modify files outside the current working directory without explicit permission
+- Never edit `.env`, `.env.local`, or any `.env.*` file without explicit permission
+
+### Dependencies
+- Ask before installing new packages or running `npm install <pkg>`
+- Ask before upgrading major versions or modifying lockfiles by hand
+
+### Database
+- Never run database migrations, drops, or schema changes without explicit permission
+
+### Behavior
+- When uncertain, stop and ask rather than guess
+- Summarize planned changes before applying anything non-trivial
+- Don't disable, skip, or comment out tests, linting, or type checks to make things pass