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+# AGENTS.md
+
+`go-ctags` is a Go library that wraps `universal-ctags` for symbol extraction. It is intended for Sourcegraph use.
+
+## Layout
+
+- `ctags.go` — core wrapper: `Parser`/`Options`/`New` and the `ctagsProcess` that drives `universal-ctags` in interactive mode.
+- `language-mapping.go` — supported language allowlist.
+- `args.go` — **generated**. Do not edit by hand; it is produced from the `ctagsdotd/*.ctags` files by `gen.sh`.
+- `ctagsdotd/` — `.ctags` flag definitions, one file per language.
+- `testdata/` — golden snapshots used by tests.
+
+## Setup
+
+Requires Go (see `go.mod` for the version) and `universal-ctags` on `PATH`. For the exact ctags version used in CI, see `.github/workflows/ci.yml`.
+
+## Build, test, generate
+
+```bash
+# Run tests
+go test ./...
+
+# Update golden snapshots
+go test ./... -update
+
+# Remove stale snapshots
+go test ./... -update -clean
+
+# Regenerate args.go after editing any ctagsdotd/*.ctags file
+./gen.sh
+```
+
+## Conventions
+
+- After changing ctags flags, edit the appropriate file in `ctagsdotd/` and re-run `./gen.sh`. CI runs `./gen.sh` followed by `git diff --exit-code`, so generated output must be committed.
+- Prefer adding language support to `scip-ctags` in the Sourcegraph monorepo over this repo when a high-quality Tree-sitter grammar exists.