This patch series adds unified configuration and documentation for coding agents working with the Linux kernel codebase. As coding agents become increasingly common in software development, it's important to establish clear guidelines for their use in kernel development. The series consists of two patches: 1. README: restructure with role-based documentation and guidelines - Reorganizes README to provide targeted documentation paths for different user roles (developers, researchers, security experts, maintainers, and AI coding assistants) - Adds quick start section and essential documentation links - Establishes proper attribution requirements for AI-assisted contributions using Assisted-by tags with agent details 2. agents: add unified agent coding assistant configuration - Creates configuration files for major coding agents (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codeium, Continue, Windsurf, and Gemini) - Uses @README references to point all agents to the central documentation, ensuring consistency across tools The agent configuration files now use @README references instead of symlinks. Example agent attribution in commits: Assisted-by: Claude-claude-3-opus-20240229 checkpatch This ensures full transparency about agent involvement in code development while maintaining proper attribution standards. Sasha Levin (2): README: restructure with role-based documentation and guidelines agents: add unified agent coding assistant configuration .codeium/instructions.md | 1 + .continue/context.md | 1 + .cursorrules | 1 + .github/copilot-instructions.md | 1 + .gitignore | 10 ++ .windsurfrules | 1 + CLAUDE.md | 1 + GEMINI.md | 1 + README | 184 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 9 files changed, 190 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) create mode 100644 .codeium/instructions.md create mode 100644 .continue/context.md create mode 100644 .cursorrules create mode 100644 .github/copilot-instructions.md create mode 100644 .windsurfrules create mode 100644 CLAUDE.md create mode 100644 GEMINI.md -- 2.39.5