linux-kernel - [PATCH 0/4] Add agent coding assistant configuration to Linux kernel

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Message-Id: <20250727195802.2222764-1-sashal@kernel.org>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:57:58 -0400
From: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
To: corbet@....net,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	workflows@...r.kernel.org
Cc: sashal@...nel.org,
	josh@...htriplett.org,
	kees@...nel.org,
	konstantin@...uxfoundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	rostedt@...dmis.org
Subject: [PATCH 0/4] Add agent coding assistant configuration to Linux kernel

This patch series adds unified configuration and documentation for coding
agents working with the Linux kernel codebase. As coding agents
become increasingly common in software development, it's important to
establish clear guidelines for their use in kernel development.

The series consists of four patches:

1. The first patch adds unified configuration files for various coding
agents (Claude, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Codeium, Continue,
Windsurf, and Aider). These are all symlinked to a central documentation
file to ensure consistency across tools.

2. The second patch adds core development references that guide
agents to essential kernel development documentation including how
to do kernel development, submitting patches, and the submission
checklist.

3. The third patch adds coding style documentation and explicit rules
that agents must follow, including the 80 character line limit
and no trailing whitespace requirements.

4. The fourth patch adds legal requirements and agent attribution
guidelines. All agents are required to identify themselves in
commits using Co-developed-by tags, ensuring full transparency about
agent involvement in code development.

Example agent attribution in commits:

    Co-developed-by: Claude claude-opus-4-20250514

Changes since RFC:
- Switch from markdown to RST
- Break up into multiple files
- Simplify instructions (we can always bikeshed those later)
- AI => Agents

Sasha Levin (4):
  agents: add unified agent coding assistant configuration
  agents: add core development references
  agents: add coding style documentation and rules
  agents: add legal requirements and agent attribution guidelines

 .aider.conf.yml                       |  1 +
 .codeium/instructions.md              |  1 +
 .continue/context.md                  |  1 +
 .cursorrules                          |  1 +
 .github/copilot-instructions.md       |  1 +
 .windsurfrules                        |  1 +
 CLAUDE.md                             |  1 +
 Documentation/agents/coding-style.rst | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/agents/core.rst         | 28 ++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/agents/index.rst        | 13 +++++++++
 Documentation/agents/legal.rst        | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/agents/main.rst         | 22 ++++++++++++++
 12 files changed, 147 insertions(+)
 create mode 120000 .aider.conf.yml
 create mode 120000 .codeium/instructions.md
 create mode 120000 .continue/context.md
 create mode 120000 .cursorrules
 create mode 120000 .github/copilot-instructions.md
 create mode 120000 .windsurfrules
 create mode 120000 CLAUDE.md
 create mode 100644 Documentation/agents/coding-style.rst
 create mode 100644 Documentation/agents/core.rst
 create mode 100644 Documentation/agents/index.rst
 create mode 100644 Documentation/agents/legal.rst
 create mode 100644 Documentation/agents/main.rst

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