Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve
Agents contributing to this repository routinely open pull requests without using .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md. The PR body gets written freeform and none of the template's sections (Description, How did you test this change?, Key points, Notes for reviewers, Authorship and follow-up) are filled in.
The most serious consequence is not the missing headings. The Authorship and follow-up section carries an instruction marked REQUIRED and addressed specifically at AI agents: if the human has not already chosen who answers review comments, the agent must pause and ask before creating or updating the pull request, and must not infer the choice from repository ownership, authorship, assignees, or the current operator. An agent that never opens the template walks straight past that gate. Nobody is asked, nothing is agreed, and the PR lands with no committed reviewer contact.
Proposed solution
Add a short, focused section to AGENTS.md instructing agents to read and fill in .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md before opening a pull request: keep its headings and HTML comments, do not skip sections, and honour the REQUIRED authorship instruction by pausing and asking the human who answers review comments rather than inferring it.
This closes the gap for every agent session in this repository regardless of harness, since AGENTS.md is always in context. It costs a handful of lines and restores the authorship gate that the template was written to enforce.
Additional context
The relevant template text is in .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md under Authorship and follow-up.
Describe the feature or problem you'd like to solve
Agents contributing to this repository routinely open pull requests without using
.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md. The PR body gets written freeform and none of the template's sections (Description,How did you test this change?,Key points,Notes for reviewers,Authorship and follow-up) are filled in.The most serious consequence is not the missing headings. The
Authorship and follow-upsection carries an instruction marked REQUIRED and addressed specifically at AI agents: if the human has not already chosen who answers review comments, the agent must pause and ask before creating or updating the pull request, and must not infer the choice from repository ownership, authorship, assignees, or the current operator. An agent that never opens the template walks straight past that gate. Nobody is asked, nothing is agreed, and the PR lands with no committed reviewer contact.Proposed solution
Add a short, focused section to
AGENTS.mdinstructing agents to read and fill in.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.mdbefore opening a pull request: keep its headings and HTML comments, do not skip sections, and honour the REQUIRED authorship instruction by pausing and asking the human who answers review comments rather than inferring it.This closes the gap for every agent session in this repository regardless of harness, since
AGENTS.mdis always in context. It costs a handful of lines and restores the authorship gate that the template was written to enforce.Additional context
The relevant template text is in
.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.mdunderAuthorship and follow-up.