> AGENTS.md does very little, agents will consistently violate the communication preferences, especially as the session drags on

That’s really annoying, although it feels like it’s improved some over time.

Not sure what the fix is, but you could try using a canary to at least get a signal of when things are going sideways (Mr Tinkleberry for reference: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45983698)