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+# Simon Gonzalez De Cruz GitHub Defaults
+
+This repository holds shared public GitHub defaults for repositories owned by Simon Gonzalez De Cruz.
+
+## What Lives Here
+
+- `profile/README.md` is the public GitHub organization/profile README content.
+- `.github/workflows/` contains reusable repository-health and agent-law checks.
+- `.github/pull_request_template.md` gives pull requests a consistent review shape.
+- `docs/agent-law/` documents the shared agent workflow rules used across repos.
+- `scripts/provision-agent-law.py` helps copy the shared guidance into target repositories.
+
+## How To Use It
+
+Use this repo as the source of truth for public repository defaults and agent-facing workflow guidance. Product-specific README content should stay in each product repository; this repo only defines reusable defaults, templates, and shared doctrine.
+
+## Maintenance Notes
+
+- Keep shared guidance generic enough to apply across repos.
+- Put product-specific instructions in the target repo instead of here.
+- Update this README when a new default file, workflow, or provisioning script becomes part of the shared surface.
+
+## License
+
+See [LICENSE](LICENSE).