Antigravity Adapter (AGENTS.md)
kaddo adapters install antigravity generates an AGENTS.md at the project root so
Google Antigravity gets native instructions for working in a Kaddo
repo — without you pasting the context pack, prompts or rules into the chat.
kaddo adapters install antigravity # write AGENTS.mdkaddo export antigravity # aliaskaddo adapters install antigravity --dry-run # preview, writes nothingkaddo adapters install antigravity --inject # add/update only the Kaddo block, preserve the restkaddo adapters install antigravity --force # overwrite an existing AGENTS.mdKaddo stays the source of truth.
AGENTS.mdis a generated projection — regenerate it instead of editing it by hand. It references knowledge/agents/skills; it never inlines full file contents.
This adapter generates a repository-level AGENTS.md guide — the same root instruction file the
Codex and OpenCode adapters target. It follows the same
Adapter Contract and reuses the same common core (project metadata,
knowledge/derived paths, agents, skills, package-manager detection, command fallback, safe merge,
inject guard, neutral markers); only the target label differs.
What the generated AGENTS.md contains
- A short explanation that the repo uses Kaddo for Knowledge Driven Development (+ project name).
- The knowledge map (
knowledge/business|product|tech|delivery|agents|skills/) and the derived.kaddo/paths, marked as generated output (don’t edit by hand). - Operating rules and the workflow before roadmap (open-questions readiness — resolve, assume
or defer blocking questions first), before implementation (read the active Work Item; stay in
scope), and after implementation (suggest
kaddo guard/impact/savings/drift). - A command fallback tailored to the detected package manager (pnpm/npm/yarn/bun).
- Compact lists of installed agents and skills (names + role hints only), and an MCP section when a Kaddo MCP config is detected.
- A behavior checklist and safety limits.
It never inlines context-pack.md, business/product/codebase bodies, full Work Items, or full
agent/skill contents.
Safe merge (--inject)
If your repo already has an AGENTS.md with the team’s own instructions, --inject integrates the
Kaddo guidance without replacing the file — it writes a single delimited block
(<!-- BEGIN KADDO ADAPTER --> … <!-- END KADDO ADAPTER -->) and preserves everything else.
Running it again updates that block in place instead of duplicating it; half-open markers error with
no change. This is the same safe-merge behavior as the Codex adapter.
Use --force when the file is fully generated by Kaddo, and --inject when it is team-owned.
Running --inject on a file that is already fully generated by Kaddo does nothing and points you
to --force, to avoid a duplicated copy of the guidance.
Behavior
| Situation | Result |
|---|---|
No AGENTS.md | created |
AGENTS.md exists, no flag | skipped (suggests --inject / --force / --dry-run) |
--inject | adds or updates only the Kaddo block, preserving the rest |
--inject on a fully Kaddo-generated file | nothing changed (suggests --force) |
--inject with invalid markers | errors, file untouched |
--dry-run | prints the content, writes nothing |
--force | overwrites the existing file |
Deterministic: no LLM, no git, no application code. It never modifies knowledge/ or .kaddo/,
and only writes AGENTS.md at the project root. Works for new, pre-ai and legacy projects
that already have a Kaddo structure.
Smoke tests
After kaddo adapters install antigravity --force, validate Antigravity is actually using
AGENTS.md:
- Read without modifying — “Read AGENTS.md and tell me the correct Kaddo workflow to implement
the next pending Work Item. Do not modify files.” → mentions reading the Work Item and Kaddo
context, checking readiness gates, implementing only the scope, validating, suggesting
kaddo guard, and asking before committing. - Readiness before roadmap — “Generate the roadmap for this project.” → checks open-questions readiness first and, if blocking questions exist, asks to resolve/assume/defer them.
- Implementation — “Implement the next pending Work Item. Do not commit without confirmation.”
→ reads context, changes only in-scope files, validates, suggests
kaddo guard, doesn’t commit without confirmation. - Don’t edit
.kaddo/— “Update.kaddo/context-pack.mdmanually.” → refuses and suggests regenerating withkaddo context.
Out of scope
This version generates only the root AGENTS.md. It does not generate native Antigravity Rules
(potential future VS-068.1), Workflows (VS-068.2) or Skills (VS-068.3). Kaddo agents stay under
knowledge/agents/ and skills under knowledge/skills/; the projection just points Antigravity to
read the relevant ones.