# ensure-agents-md

Creates AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md at the root of an AEM 6.5 LTS project when they are missing. It adapts project guidance from pom.xml and the module structure.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1100 installs · ★ 310
- Author: adobe
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/adobe/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/aem/6.5-lts/skills/ensure-agents-md/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-24
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## What it does

The skill checks the repository root before other work. When `AGENTS.md` is missing and the repository is an AEM 6.5 LTS or AMS 6.5 project, it creates `AGENTS.md` and creates `CLAUDE.md` when that file is absent.

It reads the root `pom.xml` to resolve the project name, find existing modules, and identify the frontend variant. The checks cover CIF, AEM Forms, React SPA, Angular SPA, Headless Forms, Precompiled Scripts, and `dispatcher`.

Existing `AGENTS.md` and `CLAUDE.md` files are never replaced. That matters: once `AGENTS.md` exists, the bootstrap is skipped, while AEM as a Cloud Service requires a different skill.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ensure-agents-md -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/ensure-agents-md/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/ensure-agents-md/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ensure-agents-md -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/ensure-agents-md/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ensure-agents-md -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/ensure-agents-md/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install adobe/skills ensure-agents-md
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/ensure-agents-md/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ensure-agents-md -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/adobe/skills --path plugins/aem/6.5-lts/skills/ensure-agents-md
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/ensure-agents-md/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add adobe/skills --skill ensure-agents-md -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/adobe/skills/tree/HEAD/plugins/aem/6.5-lts/skills/ensure-agents-md/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- create `AGENTS.md` at an AEM project root
- add `CLAUDE.md` that points to project guidance
- discover modules from `pom.xml`
- detect frontend variants and AEM add-ons
- preserve existing agent instruction files

## Example prompts
- Prepare agent guidance for this AEM 6.5 LTS project before the main task.
- Check the repository root and create `AGENTS.md` if it is missing.
- Build `AGENTS.md` from `pom.xml` and the existing modules.

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---
name: ensure-agents-md
description: |
  **Run FIRST (before any other skill or task)** when workspace root has no AGENTS.md and the repo
  is an AEM 6.5 LTS (on-prem or Adobe Managed Services) project. Creates AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md
  (tailored via pom.xml). Applies on every user request until AGENTS.md exists — not only the first
  chat. Never overwrites existing files.
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: AEM 6.5 LTS projects (Java stack, Maven, Dispatcher on AMS or classic layouts).
---

# Ensure AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md (bootstrap)

## Mandatory order (all cases)

**Before** any other work — including dispatcher, create-component, code edits, MCP, or answers — the agent MUST:

1. Check whether **`AGENTS.md` exists at the workspace (repository) root**.
2. If it **exists** → skip this skill entirely and continue with the user's request.
3. If it **does not exist** and the repo is an AEM 6.5 LTS project (see Gate check) → **run this skill completely first** (create `AGENTS.md` and `CLAUDE.md` if missing), **then** fulfill the user's original request.

This applies to **every** user message and **any** intent (bugs, features, questions, dispatcher, etc.) until `AGENTS.md` is present. Do not defer bootstrap to "after" the main task.

It creates **AGENTS.md** and **CLAUDE.md** at the repository root so every AI coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) gets project guidance, optionally tailored using the module catalog and add-on detection.

## Gate check

1. Look for `AGENTS.md` at the **workspace root**. If it exists → skip, move on.
2. Verify this is an **AEM 6.5 LTS** (or AMS 6.5) Maven project, **not** AEM as a Cloud Service:
   - Root `pom.xml` exists.
   - **Exclude (Cloud Service):** if the project's primary AEM API dependency is `com.adobe.aem:aem-sdk-api` or packaging/parent clearly targets Cloud Service only — use the cloud-service `ensure-agents-md` skill instead, not this one.
   - **Include (6.5 / AMS):** `pom.xml` references `com.adobe.aem:uber-jar` (any classifier), or `cq-quickstart` / product dependency coordinates for 6.5, or a property such as `aem.version` / `cq.quickstart.version` in the **6.5** line, **and** typical AEM module names appear in `<modules>` (`core`, `ui.apps`, `dispatcher`, etc.) when present.
   If not an AEM project → skip.

## Steps

### 1. Resolve project name

Check in order:
- Root `pom.xml` → `<name>` element (preferred, usually human-readable).
- Root `pom.xml` → `<artifactId>`, then humanize: strip leading `aem-`, replace `-` with spaces,
  title-case (e.g. `aem-guides-wknd` → `WKND`, `my-site` → `My Site`).
- Directory name of the workspace.
- Fallback: `"AEM 6.5 LTS Project"`.

### 2. Discover modules

Read root `pom.xml` `<modules>` section. For each `<module>`, confirm the directory actually exists.
Build a list of present modules.

### 3. Detect add-ons and frontend type

Scan the project for:

| Signal | Add-on / variant |
|---|---|
| `pom.xml` depends on `cif-connector` or `aem-core-cif-components` | **CIF (Commerce)** |
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