Consolidate generated-file guardrails in agent instructions#55218
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Add an Agent Guardrails section to .github/copilot-instructions.md that lists the generated files agents must not hand-edit (.xlf, generated manpages, and workflow lock files) as a single source of truth, and remove the duplicated restrictions from the Localization and Documentation sections. Co-authored-by: Copilot App <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Pull request overview
This PR consolidates “do not hand-edit generated files” guidance in .github/copilot-instructions.md by introducing a single Guardrails section and removing duplicated generated-file restrictions from other sections, making the agent instructions easier to keep consistent over time.
Changes:
- Added a Guardrails section that centrally lists generated file types agents must not edit by hand (
.xlf,documentation/manpages/sdk, workflow*.lock.yml, andlinguist-generated=truefiles). - Removed the duplicated
.xlfrestriction from Localization and removed the now-redundant Documentation guidance about generated man pages.
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Add an Agent Guardrails section to .github/copilot-instructions.md that lists the generated files agents must not hand-edit (.xlf, generated manpages, and workflow lock files) as a single source of truth, and remove the duplicated restrictions from the Localization and Documentation sections.