Root AGENTS.md User Preferences gains the cadence rule (user, 2026-07-29):
in this dual-VCS tree a request to commit means BOTH git and fossil in the
same work unit - only an explicit single-VCS instruction narrows it. The
fossil checkin mirrors the git commit (same message body; adds/renames via
explicit fossil add / fossil mv). Before each fossil checkin, `fossil
changes` is checked for pending material beyond the current change-set:
the developer may commit to git and let fossil lag, so secondary catch-up
checkins remain a normal event - land one first, or fold the lag in with a
message naming the covered git commits.
This retires the catch-up-only working practice (fossil deferred until a
requested catch-up), which was never recorded in AGENTS.md and created
more work per catch-up than as-we-go mirroring.
.fossil-settings/AGENTS.md Work Guidance gains a pointer to the rule
(coexistence-contract readers find the cadence from there); CLAUDE.md
Commit Conventions gains the one-line dual-VCS reminder for Claude
harnesses.
Doc-only; no version bump.
Assisted-by: harness=claude; primary-model=claude-fable-5; api-location=anthropic.com
Julian Noble
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