# OpenMontage
**MANDATORY: Read [`AGENT_GUIDE.md`](AGENT_GUIDE.md) before responding to ANY user message.**
Do not act on the user's request until you have read AGENT_GUIDE.md.
It contains routing rules that determine your first action based on what the user asked.
Skipping it WILL cause you to take the wrong action.
There are no instructions in this file. All instructions are in AGENT_GUIDE.md.
# OpenMontage - Copilot Agent Instructions
> **Start here:** See [`AGENT_GUIDE.md`](AGENT_GUIDE.md) — the complete operating guide and agent contract.
> **Project context:** See [`PROJECT_CONTEXT.md`](PROJECT_CONTEXT.md) for architecture, key files, and conventions.
# OpenMontage
**MANDATORY: Read `AGENT_GUIDE.md` before responding to ANY user message.**
Do not act on the user's request until you have read AGENT_GUIDE.md.
It contains routing rules that determine your first action based on what the user asked.
Skipping it WILL cause you to take the wrong action.
There are no instructions in this file. All instructions are in AGENT_GUIDE.md.
# OpenMontage
**MANDATORY: Read [`AGENT_GUIDE.md`](../AGENT_GUIDE.md) before responding to ANY user message.**
Do not act on the user's request until you have read AGENT_GUIDE.md.
It contains routing rules that determine your first action based on what the user asked.
Skipping it WILL cause you to take the wrong action.
There are no instructions in this file. All instructions are in AGENT_GUIDE.md.
# OpenMontage
MANDATORY: Read `AGENT_GUIDE.md` before responding to ANY user message.
Do not act on the user's request until you have read AGENT_GUIDE.md.
It contains routing rules that determine your first action based on what the user asked.
Skipping it WILL cause you to take the wrong action.
There are no instructions in this file. All instructions are in AGENT_GUIDE.md.