From 683e16da3996f46b893aff1c15cde1d6208d8cde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Josh Hawkins <32435876+hawkeye217@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 2026 08:21:09 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] update instructions in agents.md

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 AGENTS.md | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index d078c2fdba..41d4b6460b 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ When reviewing code, do NOT comment on:
 - **Type Checking**: Use type hints consistently
 - **Testing**: unittest framework - use `python3 -u -m unittest` to run tests
 - **Language**: American English for all code, comments, and documentation
+- **Punctuation**: Do not use em dashes in documentation, comments, or strings; reword with standard punctuation (commas, colons, parentheses, or separate sentences)
 
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