From b53a17c4364364b37e3cf808f52d94df898645b4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: iris <2+iris@noreply.localhost>
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2026 18:41:56 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Require commits for completed work

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 AGENTS.md | 5 +++++
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 ## Checking your work
 
+- **Commit completed work.** Once a coherent piece of work has passed its
+  relevant checks and has no known major issue or unresolved design decision,
+  commit it rather than leaving it in the worktree. Keep independently
+  completed slices in separate commits.
+
 - **Rust**: `./scripts/run-tests.sh` from the repo root runs `event-model`,
   `server/` and `app-rust/`; `cd iris && cargo test` runs the framework's
   own suite, which is slower and not about this product. Each workspace