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GH#943: docs(agents): expand guidance for 4 recurring error patterns from superdav42#944

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GH#943: docs(agents): expand guidance for 4 recurring error patterns from superdav42#944
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What

Expands AGENTS.md agent guidance with targeted additions for the four recurring error patterns flagged in issue #943 from contributor superdav42.

Why

The contributor-insight scanner detected 127 total tool failures across four categories in superdav42's sessions. Previous improvements (GH#919, GH#928, GH#932, GH#940) addressed general patterns; this PR adds specifics that the existing guidance doesn't cover.

Changes per error pattern

read:file_not_found (33x) — Expanded the non-existent paths table with five additional entries that contributors commonly attempt in WordPress plugin development:

  • includes/ → use inc/ (traditional WP directory name causes confusion)
  • src/, lib/ → use inc/ (modern PHP project conventions don't apply here)
  • languages/ → use lang/ (WP standard name differs from this repo's actual directory)
  • .env, .env.example → does not exist in this repo

edit:not_read_first (26x) — Added an explicit numbered per-file workflow under "Read Before Edit (Mandatory)": Read immediately → Edit that file → then Read next file → Edit next file. The previous guidance stated the rule; this adds a concrete step-by-step protocol.

webfetch:other (39x) — Added explicit file pointers for Stripe and PayPal integration details (inc/gateways/class-base-stripe-gateway.php, inc/gateways/class-base-paypal-gateway.php) as alternatives. Contributors working on payment gateway features are likely fetching Stripe/PayPal API docs rather than reading the already-implemented gateway files.

bash:other (29x) — Added a PHPCS --standard= flag warning. Passing --standard=WordPress manually overrides the project config in .phpcs.xml.dist; the correct invocation is bare vendor/bin/phpcs.

Verification

Doc-only change. AGENTS.md renders correctly in GitHub markdown. No build/lint steps needed.

Resolves #943


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  • Documentation
    • Updated internal development guidelines and repository documentation.

Note: This release contains internal documentation updates only. No changes to end-user features or functionality.

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- read:file_not_found: add includes/, src/, lib/, languages/, .env to non-existent paths table
- edit:not_read_first: add explicit per-file read-then-edit workflow with numbered steps
- webfetch:other: add Stripe and PayPal gateway file pointers as webfetch alternatives
- bash:other: add PHPCS --standard= flag warning (config is in .phpcs.xml.dist)
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AGENTS.md documentation is updated with repository-specific file path validations, expanded references to gateway base classes in inc/gateways/, new workflow constraints requiring immediate Read-then-Edit operations per file, and guidance that PHPCS should run without the --standard= flag to respect configured coding rules.

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AGENTS.md
Added repository-specific reality checks for non-existent directories and environment files, expanded gateway research pointers, introduced mandatory Read-before-Edit workflow constraint with guidance against delayed edits, and added PHPCS tooling instruction to omit --standard= flag.

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Gateway paths clear, coding standards in sight,
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed All four objectives from issue #943 are met: file paths clarified, read-then-edit workflow prescribed, payment gateway file pointers added, and PHPCS invocation guidance provided.
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PR #944 merged for GH#943.

What was done: Expanded AGENTS.md agent guidance section with four targeted additions addressing the four recurring error patterns detected in superdav42's sessions:

  • read:file_not_found (33x): Added 5 new entries to the non-existent paths table — includes/, src/, lib/, languages/, .env/.env.example
  • edit:not_read_first (26x): Added explicit numbered per-file Read→Edit workflow under "Read Before Edit (Mandatory)"
  • webfetch:other (39x): Added Stripe and PayPal gateway file pointers as codebase-local alternatives to fetching external docs
  • bash:other (29x): Added PHPCS --standard= flag warning (config is in .phpcs.xml.dist)

How verified: All 11 CI checks passed. PHP 8.3 had an initial failure ("Latest WordPress version could not be found") due to a CI network flake; re-run passed. No PHP code was modified — doc-only change.


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superdav42 added a commit that referenced this pull request Apr 26, 2026
* GH#951: add bin/check-env.sh and update AGENTS.md Quick Session Checklist

Adds a runnable bash script that checks all development prerequisites
in one pass (PHP, composer, npm, wp-cli, WordPress dev env, WP test
suite, xdebug) and prints actionable fix instructions for anything
missing.

Updates AGENTS.md Quick Session Checklist item 4 to surface this
script as the first thing to run, consolidating the individual inline
checks that were scattered across the section.

Rationale: five documentation-only PRs (#920, #929, #933, #944, #949)
have already strengthened the written guidance for the four recurring
error patterns in issue #951. The remaining gap for bash:other is
converting the prerequisite check from prose instructions into a
runnable script that exits 1 on failure, so agents can detect missing
tools without reading multiple documentation sections.

Resolves #951

* fix(check-env): add CWD guard so script always runs from repo root

Addresses CodeRabbit review: path-based checks (vendor/, node_modules/,
../wordpress/) are relative to CWD, which caused spurious failures if the
script was invoked from a subdirectory or editor task with a non-root CWD.

The guard computes the repo root from the script's own location and cd's
to it before performing any checks, so the output is always correct
regardless of where the caller's working directory was.
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