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+# AGENTS.md
+
+## Repository overview
+
+This is the `arbor-education/.github` repository, a GitHub "magic" repository that stores default organization-level configuration. It is **not** a product codebase.
+
+Contents:
+- `.github/CODEOWNERS` - Default code owners for all repos in the org (currently `@arbor-education/DevOps_Reviewers`)
+- `.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md` - Default PR template (references Jira tickets at `orchard.atlassian.net`)
+
+## Cursor Cloud specific instructions
+
+- There is no application code, no dependencies, no services, no tests, and no build step in this repository.
+- The only tool needed is `git`. No package managers, runtimes, or databases are required.
+- Changes to this repo affect all other repositories in the `arbor-education` GitHub organization that don't override these defaults.
+- When editing the PR template, follow the existing format (Jira ticket links use `https://orchard.atlassian.net/browse/`).
+- There is nothing to lint, test, build, or run. Validation is limited to reviewing file contents manually.