Amara — Agent Instructions

Source of truth is the code and git history, not assistant memory.
Load only the skills and snippets needed for the task at hand.
Prefer small, deterministic changes; validate with the fast unit-test run before reporting done. Tests hitting unowned code or live services (DB, HTTP, browser) are integration tests — mark them and keep them out of the default run. See the testing skill.
Ask before making destructive or hard-to-reverse changes.
If a CHANGELOG.md exists, add an entry under the appropriate [Unreleased] subsection (Added/Changed/Removed/Fixed) for any user-visible change. If unsure which version stanza an entry belongs in, ask.

Project type: python

For Python library/backend work, load .claude/skills/python/SKILL.md — covers conventions, packaging, testing, and tooling.

Skills are in .claude/skills/. Load a skill's SKILL.md when the task matches its description.