addressing some more review comments

Signed-off-by: Rashmi Gottipati <rgottipa@redhat.com>

Author: rashmigottipati

openshift/AGENTS.md

@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ UPSTREAM: <drop>: go mod tidy
 
 **AI AGENTS: DO NOT CREATE THESE COMMITS.**
 
-Automated tooling handles upstream sync. Manual backports are for exceptional maintainer-only cases.
+This prefix is **EXTREMELY RARE** and generally avoided. Automated tooling syncs upstream changes during scheduled rebases. Even for urgent fixes, `UPSTREAM: <drop>:` may be preferred since the upstream fix will eventually sync down automatically.
 
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 ## Decision Tree for Changes
 
 | Change Type | Action | Commit Prefix | AI Agent Action |
 |------------|--------|--------------|----------------|
-| General bug fix | Fix upstream first | None (tooling syncs) | **DO NOT create PR** - direct user to upstream |
+| General bug fix | Fix upstream, then let tooling synchronize | None | **DO NOT create PR** - direct user to upstream |
 | OpenShift-specific test | Downstream only | `UPSTREAM: <carry>:` | Create in `openshift/tests-extension/` |
 | OpenShift-specific config | Downstream only | `UPSTREAM: <carry>:` | Create in `openshift/` |
 | Generated files (to fix failures) | Only when necessary | `UPSTREAM: <drop>:` | **Only if absolutely necessary** |