docs(agents): autonomy-first guardrails and Bugbot policy

[bschellenberger2600]

Updates AGENTS.md and .cursor/BUGBOT.md with shared policy:

• Autonomous work first — default to finishing useful work without unnecessary gates (within safety rules).
• Multi-repo work encouraged — one PR per repo; link sibling PRs.
• Fresh tip — git fetch + prefer merge --ff-only; git pull --rebase ideal but not required.
• No automatic force-push — agents stop and give humans explicit reasoning, effects, and why; approval required per repo/branch.
• Worktrees — optional operator choice (not mandated in docs).

Does not include winget-pkgs (excluded by policy).

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Low Risk
Low risk documentation-only change adding guidance for agents/reviewers; no runtime, security, or data-handling code is modified.

Overview
Adds new documentation to standardize autonomy-first workflows for both agents and reviewers.

Introduces AGENTS.md with guardrails covering multi-repo PR coordination, preferred branch update approach (favor fast-forward merges; rebase optional), explicit prohibition on automatic force-push without human approval, and expectations around keeping PRs focused and verified. Adds .cursor/BUGBOT.md to guide reviewers to avoid blocking autonomy, recognize intentional cross-repo splits, and require strong justification before suggesting history rewrites.

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• .cursor/BUGBOT.md
• AGENTS.md

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