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+# AGENTS.md — uteke
+
+## Project
+
+Uteke — local-first memory engine for AI agents.
+Rust workspace: uteke-core (engine), uteke-cli, uteke-server, uteke-mcp, docgen.
+
+## Stack
+
+- **Rust** (workspace, single version in root Cargo.toml)
+- **Storage**: SQLite (rusqlite bundled) + dual-engine vector index
+- **Vector engines**: usearch (default, C++ FFI) OR vecq (quantized, zero C++ dep) —
+  runtime-selected via `UTEKE_VECTOR_BACKEND` env or `[vector] backend` in uteke.toml (#1168)
+- **Embeddings**: EmbeddingGemma Q4 ONNX (default) / OpenAI / Ollama
+- **Package manager**: BUN for any JS/tooling (not npm). Rust uses cargo.
+- **Git author**: email MUST be ajianaz@users.noreply.github.com
+
+## Branch & release rules (STANDARD — applies to all CodeCora repos)
+
+- **Branches**: `develop` = integration, `main` = release (tags cut from main).
+- **Branch naming**: `feat/`, `fix/`, `docs/`, `chore/`, `perf/`, `security/`,
+  `refactor/`, `test/`, `build/`, `ci/`. `release/x` and bare names are rejected.
+- **main only accepts PRs from** `develop` or `chore/release-*` (Source Branch check).
+- **POST-RELEASE SYNC IS MANDATORY**: after a release tag is cut from main, merge
+  `main` back into `develop` immediately (PR if develop is protected). Skipping this
+  makes the next develop→main PR conflict — paid on 0.17.0 (2026-09-06).
+- **PR body**: `## What` / `## Why` / `## Testing` headers are REQUIRED (CI enforces).
+- **CI is green + Cora bot clean** before merge; never trust one gate alone.
+- Version: single workspace version in root Cargo.toml; internal deps (uteke-core/
+  uteke-mcp) must be bumped to the same version in the release commit.
+- `docs/api-reference.md` is GENERATED (`cargo run -p docgen`) — never hand-edit.
+
+## Conflicts at release time
+
+When develop→main conflicts, do NOT hand-resolve server-side (protected branch
+rejects direct pushes). Instead: branch from the release commit, `git merge main`,
+resolve keeping develop's side (unless main carries unique content — verify), push
+the branch as `chore/release-*`, and open the release PR from it.