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+# Jamulus — Agent Instructions
+
+Jamulus is a real-time networked music jamming application (client and server). Qt/C++, built with qmake. Entry point: `src/main.cpp`; build variants via `CONFIG` flags in `Jamulus.pro`.
+
+This file is the starting point for coding agents. It links to the detailed docs — read the relevant one before starting:
+
+- [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) — process, code style, licensing, ownership. Its rules apply to agent-assisted work without exception.
+- [COMPILING.md](COMPILING.md) — building on every supported platform.
+- [docs/ARCHITECTURE.md](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) — source map, threading model, and the invariants that protect live performances.
+- [docs/DEPLOY.md](docs/DEPLOY.md) — moving a self-built server binary onto production hosts and verifying it.
+- [docs/JAMULUS_PROTOCOL.md](docs/JAMULUS_PROTOCOL.md) — the wire protocol.
+- [SECURITY.md](SECURITY.md) — report vulnerabilities to team@jamulus.io, never in a public issue.
+
+## Scope
+
+- One logical change per PR. No drive-by refactors, no reformatting of code you didn't otherwise touch, no bundled extras.
+- Features must be agreed in a GitHub issue or Discussion **before** coding — see CONTRIBUTING.md. If no agreement exists, propose; don't implement.
+- Stability outranks everything: Jamulus runs live performances. Prefer not adding a feature over adding risk (KISS principles in CONTRIBUTING.md).
+
+## Architecture invariants
+
+Read [docs/ARCHITECTURE.md](docs/ARCHITECTURE.md) before changing code. Its invariants, in brief:
+
+1. Never block the real-time audio path (sound callbacks, socket thread, server mix timer).
+2. All network input is untrusted — bounds-check everything; drop malformed packets silently.
+
+## DO NOT edit (generated or third-party)
+
+- `moc_*.cpp`, `ui_*.h`, `qrc_*.cpp` are generated at build time (moc/uic/rcc) — never hand-edit.
+- `*.qm` files are compiled translations — regenerate from the `.ts` sources in `src/translation/`, never hand-edit.
+- `libs/` is third-party (opus, oboe, NSIS). `libs/oboe` is a git submodule — run `git submodule update --init` if it is empty.
+- Never run clang-format on any of the above.
+
+## Build / verify
+
+- Linux desktop: `qmake && make` (`qmake-qt5` on Fedora).
+- Headless server: `qmake "CONFIG+=headless serveronly" && make`.
+- macOS: `qmake QMAKE_APPLE_DEVICE_ARCHS=arm64 QT_ARCH=arm64 -spec macx-xcode Jamulus.pro` (use `x86_64` on Intel Macs; `macx-clang` to build with `make`), then `xcodebuild build` and `macdeployqt ./Release/Jamulus.app`. Full platform details: [COMPILING.md](COMPILING.md).
+- There is no automated test suite. To verify a change: build a headless server and run `./Jamulus --server --nogui`, connect a client build to `127.0.0.1`, and exercise the changed behavior. State in the PR what you tested and on which platform. An untested change is an unfinished change.
+
+## Style (C / C++ / Obj-C++)
+
+- Run `make clang_format` before committing (the target exists once `qmake` has generated the Makefile). CI enforces a specific clang-format version — see `clangFormatVersion` in `.github/workflows/coding-style-check.yml`.
+- If you add a new source directory or file extension, update `.github/workflows/coding-style-check.yml` and `.clang-format-ignore` as well as `Jamulus.pro` (see the comment above `CLANG_FORMAT_SOURCES`) — otherwise CI and local formatting silently diverge.
+- Rules in brief: 4-space indent (no tabs), braces on their own line, space inside `()` and around `if`/`for`/`while` conditions, column limit 150, left pointer alignment (`int* p`).
+- New files need an AGPL 3.0 (or later) license header; pre-3.12.1 files carry combined GPL/AGPL blocks — leave existing headers alone. Details in CONTRIBUTING.md.
+
+## Translations
+
+- Use substitution, never concatenation: `tr ( "Hello, %1!" ).arg ( name )` — concatenated fragments cannot be translated.
+- Per-language `.ts` files live in `src/translation/`; see [docs/TRANSLATING.md](docs/TRANSLATING.md).
+
+## JSON-RPC
+
+- If you change RPC methods, regenerate `docs/JSON-RPC.md` with `tools/generate_json_rpc_docs.py` — CI (`check-json-rpcs-docs.yml`) fails otherwise.
+
+## Other tooling
+
+- `.sh` files: lint with `shellcheck --shell=bash` and `shfmt -d`.
+- Python (under `tools/`): max line length 99, run `pylint` (< 3.0) with the repo's `.pylintrc`.
+- ChangeLog: put `CHANGELOG: <one sentence>` in the PR description (`CHANGELOG: SKIP` for changes users won't notice). Do **not** edit the `ChangeLog` file — it causes conflicts.
+
+## Version / portability constraints
+
+- Minimum Qt is **5.12.2**. Guard newer APIs with `#if QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(...)`.
+- Maintain C++11 compatibility and keep Windows, macOS, Linux, Android and iOS building.
+
+## PR expectations
+
+- Naming your branch `autobuild/<name>` triggers CI builds of all targets on your fork — use it before opening the PR.
+- Include the `CHANGELOG:` line, and for new dependencies or build changes add `AUTOBUILD: Please build all targets` to the PR description.
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 sudo make install # optional
 ```
 
-To control the server with systemd, runtime options and similar, refer to the [Server manual](https://jamulus.io/wiki/Server-Linux).
+To control the server with systemd, runtime options and similar, refer to the [Server manual](https://jamulus.io/wiki/Server-Linux). If you plan to copy the binary onto other machines, read [docs/DEPLOY.md](docs/DEPLOY.md) first — architecture and library mismatches between build and target hosts are the most common cause of broken deployments.
+
+### Troubleshooting: moc errors with GCC 13+
+
+On distributions shipping GCC 13 or later (e.g. Ubuntu 24.04), Qt 5's `moc` can fail to parse the system headers because of the `_GLIBCXX_VISIBILITY` macro. Workaround — after `qmake`, generate `moc_predefs.h` and neutralize the macro, then build:
+
+```shell
+make moc_predefs.h
+printf "\n#undef _GLIBCXX_VISIBILITY\n#define _GLIBCXX_VISIBILITY(V)\n" >> moc_predefs.h
+make
+```
+
+(If your Makefile builds into `release/`, the file is `release/moc_predefs.h` and is produced by `make -f Makefile.Release release/moc_predefs.h`.)
 
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 - Otherwise, please [post on the GitHub Discussions](https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus/discussions) and say that you are planning to do some coding and explain why. Then we can discuss the specification.
 - Please begin coding only after we have agreed on a specification to avoid putting a lot of effort into something that may not be accepted later.
 
+If you work with an AI coding agent, [AGENTS.md](AGENTS.md) is its entry point into this repository. Everything in this document applies to agent-assisted contributions without exception — you remain the author, and you are expected to understand and stand behind every line you submit.
+
 
 ## Jamulus project/source code general principles
 
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ Please see the [.clang_format file](https://github.com/jamulussoftware/jamulus/b
 
 - Insert a space before and after `(` and `)`. There should be no space between `)` and `;` or before an empty `()`.
 - Enclose all bodies of `if`, `else`, `while`, `for`, etc. in braces `{` and `}` on separate lines.
-- Do not use concatinations in strings with parameters. Instead use substitutions. **Do:** `QString ( tr ( "Hello, %1. Have a nice day!" ) ).arg( getName() )` **Don't:** `tr ( "Hello " ) + getName() + tr ( ". Have a nice day!" )` ...to make translation easier.
+- Do not use concatenations in strings with parameters. Instead use substitutions. **Do:** `QString ( tr ( "Hello, %1. Have a nice day!" ) ).arg( getName() )` **Don't:** `tr ( "Hello " ) + getName() + tr ( ". Have a nice day!" )` ...to make translation easier.
 
 #### Python
 Please install and use [pylint](https://pylint.org/) to scan any Python code.