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+# Agent Operational Guidance (AGENTS.md)
+
+This document provides critical context and operational mandates for AI agents working on the EVE Online Automated Wiki project. **Read this first in case of context loss.**
+
+## 1. Core Architectural Mandates
+
+### 1.1 Dual-Repository Strategy
+The project is strictly separated into two repositories:
+- **`eve-wiki-system` (Current Workspace):** Contains the "Engine" (Python code, LangGraph agents, clients, infrastructure configs).
+- **`eve-wiki-content` (Data Repo):** Contains the "Content" (Markdown files and images).
+- **Mandate:** Agents must NEVER commit code to the content repo or content to the system repo. The `git_sync_node` in `src/main.py` is the only authorized pathway for moving data into the content repo.
+
+### 1.2 Single Source of Truth (SSOT)
+- **Git is the SSOT.** Wiki.js is a renderer that pulls from the `eve-wiki-content` repository.
+- Human editing is disabled in Wiki.js. All updates must flow through the agent pipeline to maintain data integrity.
+
+## 2. Source Extraction Protocols
+
+- **EVE University:** Use the MediaWiki API (`api.php`). Avoid HTML scraping.
+- **WCKG (wckg.net):** Requires real-browser rendering (Google Sites). Use the `browser_agent` for extractions or implement a headless browser (Playwright/Selenium). Standard `httpx` requests will return 404s.
+- **CCP Support:** Requires browser-like headers to bypass Cloudflare protection.
+
+## 3. Implementation Standards
+
+- **Environment:** Use `uv` for all dependency management and execution.
+- **Secrets:** All keys (Wiki.js API, Gitea tokens) are stored in `.env`. Never commit this file.
+- **Orchestration:** Use LangGraph for the pipeline. The state model is defined in `src/schema/state.py`.
+- **Validation:** Content MUST meet a 95% confidence score to be published. Numerical (ESI) and Structural (Markdown) checks are "Must Pass" (failure sets total score to 0%).
+
+## 4. Infrastructure Map
+
+| Component | URL / Target |
+|-----------|--------------|
+| Wiki Primary | `https://eve.tar.nz` |
+| Wiki API | `https://eve.tar.nz/graphql` |
+| Git Server | `git.local.ben.io` (SSH) |
+| Target Server | `local.ben.io` (SSH alias: `docker-test`) |
+| Stack Name | `eve-wiki` (Postgres, Redis, Wiki.js) |
+
+## 5. Resuming Work
+To resume implementation, always check `.private/ROADMAP.md` for the current phase and task status.