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What

Makes the repo easier to work on with coding agents, for maintainers and outside contributors alike, without tying it to one tool. No production code changes.

• AGENTS.md (root): the single source of truth for agents. It covers repo layout, scoped Gradle commands, and the hard constraints that otherwise surface only in CI or review: main sources compile with --release 8, japicmp binary compatibility, checkstyle rules, and Spotless. It also covers conventions for container classes, tests, docs and PRs.
• .agents/skills/: three task playbooks in the open Agent Skills SKILL.md format:
  • add-module: covers the whole new-module flow, including the five metadata files the PR template lists and the mkdocs.yml and incubating-note steps.
  • change-module: fixing, extending or upgrading a module without breaking the API.
  • review-pr: the maintainer review checklist.
• CLAUDE.md only imports AGENTS.md. .claude/skills is a symlink to .agents/skills, so Claude Code loads the playbooks as skills. Other agents read the same Markdown.
• .coderabbit.yaml is the single source of truth for CodeRabbit on this repo. It sets inheritance: false, so nothing from the CodeRabbit web app applies. It passes CodeRabbit the same rules in three ways:
  • Code guidelines: CodeRabbit reads AGENTS.md by default. The file adds the contributing docs and the checkstyle config.
  • Path instructions: for main sources, module classes, tests, module build.gradle files and docs. One example: test setups that use plain HTTP or default credentials on purpose are not flagged as security issues, which came up on Wait for cluster health instead of log message in ElasticsearchContainer #12069.
  • Custom pre-merge checks for the yes/no items in the review-pr checklist: new module registration, public API compatibility, and tests for behaviour changes. They run in warning mode, so they flag problems but never block a merge.

Notes for reviewers

• The content is drawn from docs/contributing.md, the PR template, the build config (build.gradle, gradle/*.gradle, checkstyle) and recent review threads. Please correct any convention I got wrong or missed.
• The hosted CodeRabbit reviewer doesn't read repo skills directly, so the checklist reaches it as pre-merge checks. The CodeRabbit web UI shows pre-merge checks as a paid feature, but CodeRabbit's plans page gives public repositories an exception of up to 10 custom pre-merge checks. All three pass in this PR's "Pre-merge checks" table.
• The review profile is CodeRabbit's default, chill, which is intended.
• On Windows checkouts with core.symlinks=false, .claude/skills appears as a small text file. That only affects Claude Code on such machines.
• Follow-up I left out on purpose: making the devcontainer and cloud agent sessions smoother, and expanding CONTRIBUTING.md to link this.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Added repository guidance for contributors and AI coding agents, including setup, testing, compatibility, and pull request practices.
  • Added playbooks for creating and updating modules and reviewing pull requests.
  • Updated Claude Code guidance to reference the shared repository instructions.
• Chores
  • Added automated pull request review configuration with repository guidelines and path-specific checks.

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Walkthrough

This change adds shared repository guidance, playbooks for adding and changing modules, a pull request review checklist, and CodeRabbit review instructions. Claude Code and shared skills are directed to the repository guidance.

Changes: Contributor and review guidance

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Shared repository guidance AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .claude/skills	Adds contributor guidance and connects Claude Code and shared skills to it.
Adding a module .agents/skills/add-module/SKILL.md	Documents module eligibility, setup, container and test practices, documentation, registration, and pull request steps.
Changing a module or core .agents/skills/change-module/SKILL.md	Documents inspection, API and compatibility constraints, image upgrades, verification, documentation, and pull request guidance.
Pull request review guidance .agents/skills/review-pr/SKILL.md, .coderabbit.yaml	Adds a review checklist, verification instructions, warning-mode checks, and path-specific CodeRabbit instructions.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Other

Suggested reviewers: eddumelendez

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 32d3b

This change adds contributor and agent guidance and review configuration without touching production code. No merge-blocking risk remains. The one known limitation is that the .claude/skills symlink appears as a plain text file on Windows checkouts with core.symlinks=false. That affects only Claude Code on those machines.

Pre-merge checks: 7

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the main change: vendor-neutral agent guidance (AGENTS.md and playbooks) plus CodeRabbit configuration. The changeset adds AGENTS.md, three SKILL.md playbooks, a CLAUDE.md import, a .c…
Description check		The description covers what changed and why. It lists AGENTS.md, the skills, CLAUDE.md, the symlink, and the CodeRabbit config. It also notes that no production code changed. It does not follow the re…
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
New Module Registration		The check "New module registration" applies only when the PR adds a new directory under modules/. The changed-file inventory (git diff --name-status between refs/coderabbit/pre-merge-check/base and re…
Public Api Compatibility		The check fails only when the PR removes, renames, or changes a public or protected class, method, constructor, or field under src/main/java without a deprecated replacement. The changed-file inventor…
Tests For Behaviour Changes		The check fails only when the PR changes behaviour under src/main/java without a matching test under src/test. The changed-file inventory for refs/coderabbit/pre-merge-check/base..head lists seven add…

Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title names the main change: vendor-neutral agent guidance (AGENTS.md and playbooks) plus CodeRabbit configuration. The changeset adds AGENTS.md, three SKILL.md playbooks, a CLAUDE.md import, a .claude/skills symlink, and .coderabbit.yaml, so the title matches the changeset. It is long at 78 characters, but it is specific and descriptive.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description covers what changed and why. It lists AGENTS.md, the skills, CLAUDE.md, the symlink, and the CodeRabbit config. It also notes that no production code changed. It does not follow the repository template literally: it has no explicit confirmation of the new-module checklist, the checkstyle/spotless run, or the dependency-upgrade note. Those points are not relevant to this docs-and-config PR, so the gap is small. The template's new-module metadata steps are described in the add-module playbook, not checked against this PR.

Full details: New Module Registration

Explanation

The check "New module registration" applies only when the PR adds a new directory under modules/. The changed-file inventory (git diff --name-status between refs/coderabbit/pre-merge-check/base and refs/coderabbit/pre-merge-check/head) lists seven added paths: .agents/skills/add-module/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/change-module/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/review-pr/SKILL.md, .claude/skills, .coderabbit.yaml, AGENTS.md, and CLAUDE.md. None of these is under modules/. The check is therefore inapplicable and passes. The PR's guidance text mentions the module-registration steps, but that text does not add a module directory.

Full details: Public Api Compatibility

Explanation

The check fails only when the PR removes, renames, or changes a public or protected class, method, constructor, or field under src/main/java without a deprecated replacement. The changed-file inventory for the reviewed range (base to head) contains seven added paths: .agents/skills/add-module/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/change-module/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/review-pr/SKILL.md, .claude/skills, .coderabbit.yaml, AGENTS.md, and CLAUDE.md. A diff restricted to src/main/java returned no files. No Java source is changed, so no public API surface is altered and the check is inapplicable. Additive documentation and configuration changes do not trigger the failure condition. Primary PR: testcontainers/testcontainers-java #12166 by kiview.

Full details: Tests For Behaviour Changes

Explanation

The check fails only when the PR changes behaviour under src/main/java without a matching test under src/test. The changed-file inventory for refs/coderabbit/pre-merge-check/base..head lists seven added files: .agents/skills/add-module/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/change-module/SKILL.md, .agents/skills/review-pr/SKILL.md, .claude/skills, .coderabbit.yaml, AGENTS.md, and CLAUDE.md. None of these paths is under src/main or src/test, and none is a .java file. The PR therefore changes no production code and no test code. Its content is documentation, agent guidance, and CodeRabbit configuration, which the check exempts. The check does not apply, so it passes.

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Review comments at @.agents/skills/add-module/SKILL.md:
- Line 42: Update the `compileOnly` guidance in the add-module skill to describe
it as an optional dependency for internal main-code use, and state that client
types must not appear in public API signatures.

Review comments at @.agents/skills/review-pr/SKILL.md:
- Line 45: Update the Gradle check guidance in this review skill to use the
actual project path :testcontainers for core changes, and retain the existing
project-path template for modules.

Review comments at @AGENTS.md:
- Line 59: Update the binary-compatibility guidance in AGENTS.md and the command
description near the documented check command to state that the japicmp check is
not added to check on Windows. Preserve the existing guarantee for platforms
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- Line 59: Update the “Binary compatibility is enforced” guidance in AGENTS.md
to state that if the baseline artifact cannot be resolved, gradle/japicmp.gradle
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Instruct contributors to report when the check is skipped, and retain the
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