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Split out of #3789 per review — one file per PR.

Adds one paragraph to CONTRIBUTING.md: AI coding agents start at AGENTS.md, everything in CONTRIBUTING.md applies to agent-assisted work without exception, and the contributor remains the author, expected to stand behind every line.

Depends on an AGENTS.md landing (#3789 or #3785) for the link to resolve.

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One paragraph: agents start at AGENTS.md, and the contributor remains
the author, accountable for every line.

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Comment thread CONTRIBUTING.md
- Otherwise, please [post on the GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus/discussions) and say that you are planning to do some coding and explain why. Then we can discuss the specification.
- Please begin coding only after we have agreed on a specification to avoid putting a lot of effort into something that may not be accepted later.

If you work with an AI coding agent, [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) is its entry point into this repository. Everything in this document applies to agent-assisted contributions without exception — you remain the author, and you are expected to understand and stand behind every line you submit.

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\u2014 -- please convince AI Agents not to use flamboyant UTF-8 characters when plain text - would do...

In this case, probably syntactically correct would be

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If you work with an AI coding agent, [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) is its entry point into this repository. Everything in this document applies to agent-assisted contributions without exception you remain the author, and you are expected to understand and stand behind every line you submit.
If you work with an AI coding agent, [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) is its entry point into this repository. Everything in this document applies to agent-assisted contributions without exception: you remain the author, and you are expected to understand and stand behind every line you submit.

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