# AGENTS.md

## Introduction
This is a modern Rust project for a Gemini server. Follow these guidelines for
development, testing, and security.

## Testing
- Use unit tests for individual components and integration tests for
  end-to-end features.
- Test at appropriate levels to ensure reliability.

## Development Practices
- Do not remove features unless explicitly ordered, especially those
  mentioned in README.md.
- Pre-commit hooks run all tests before commits.
- Follow modern Rust best practices.
- Fix all compiler warnings before committing—they often indicate future bugs.

## Security
- Cybersecurity is critical. Never remove guards for remote user input
  validation, such as URLs or file paths.

## Planning and Tracking
- Use local BACKLOG.md to see planned work.
- For multi-phase changes, add TODO items below the user story with checkboxes
  and update them during implementation.

## Tools
- Use cargo for building and testing.
- Run clippy for code quality checks.
- Use fmt for code formatting.
- Use --quiet flag to suppress startup output during testing.
- Follow project-specific tool usage as needed.

## Logging
- Use tracing for logging in nginx/apache style.
- Output goes to stderr for journald/systemd handling.
- No custom log files or eprintln.