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+# AGENTS.md
+
+This file is for coding agents working in the `seamless-auth-starter-react`
+repository.
+
+## Purpose
+
+This repository is the Vite + React starter that the Seamless CLI clones during
+`seamless init`. It is a minimal, working reference app with the Seamless Auth
+React SDK already wired in: `AuthProvider`, the built-in auth routes, a protected
+route example, role-based UI checks, and a protected call to the companion
+Express starter.
+
+It is adopter-facing sample code. It is the first Seamless Auth code a new user
+runs, so keep it minimal, idiomatic, and cleanly runnable straight from a fresh
+scaffold. Do not grow it into a full application.
+
+## Working Standards (fells-code baseline)
+
+These rules apply to every repository in the fells-code org. Repo-specific
+guidance may extend them but must not contradict them.
+
+### Attribution
+- Commit and open PRs solely under the repository owner's identity. Never
+  commit under an agent or assistant identity.
+- Never attribute work to an AI assistant: no `Co-Authored-By: Claude` (or any
+  assistant) trailers, no "Generated with" / "Created with Claude" notes, and no
+  assistant branding or emoji anywhere in commit messages, PR or issue titles
+  and descriptions, changesets, code comments, or docs.
+
+### Comments
+- Comment only when the code genuinely needs explaining: a non-obvious reason, a
+  gotcha, or an invariant. Never narrate what the code plainly does.
+
+### TODOs
+- Every `TODO`/`FIXME` must reference a ticket, e.g. `// TODO(#123): ...`.
+  Do not leave a bare TODO. If no ticket exists, create one first.
+
+### Commits & branches
+- Conventional Commits (`feat:`, `fix:`, `chore:`, `docs:`, `ci:`, `test:`).
+- Descriptive branch names (`feat/...`, `fix/...`); never a `claude/` or other
+  tool-generated prefix.
+
+### Public-facing text
+- No em dashes in commit messages, code comments, PR or issue text, changesets,
+  or docs. Use a comma, parentheses, or a separate sentence.
+
+### Before declaring work done
+- Run the repo's checks (typecheck, lint, format, tests) and report real output.
+  Never claim a change works without running them.
+- Match the surrounding code's style, naming, and comment density.
+
+## Runtime Model
+
+- Vite + React single-page app; static build output, no server runtime here.
+- Auth is provided by the `@seamless-auth/react` SDK. `AuthProvider` is
+  configured with the application API origin (see `src/lib/runtimeConfig.ts`).
+- Protected API calls go through the companion Express starter; the API client
+  lives in `src/lib/api.ts`.
+
+## Architecture Map
+
+```text
+src/
+  main.tsx                 app entry (mounts AuthProvider + router)
+  App.tsx                  routes and layout wiring
+  layouts/                 shared page shell
+  pages/                   Home, Login, About, BetaAccess (route views)
+  components/Navbar.tsx    shared navigation with auth-aware UI
+  lib/
+    runtimeConfig.ts       reads the API origin / runtime config
+    api.ts                 fetch client for the companion Express starter
+```
+
+## Tooling
+
+| Task    | Command           |
+| ------- | ----------------- |
+| Dev     | `npm run dev`     |
+| Build   | `npm run build`   |
+| Lint    | `npm run lint`    |
+| Preview | `npm run preview` |
+
+- Node version is pinned by `.nvmrc` (Node 24). Run `nvm use` locally to match.
+- CI runs the cross-repo conformance matrix (`.github/workflows/conformance.yml`)
+  by calling the reusable workflow in `fells-code/seamless-cli`. There is no
+  local test suite; conformance is the gate.
+
+## Safe Change Workflow
+
+1. Run `nvm use` and `npm install`.
+2. Keep changes minimal and representative of real SDK usage; this is a template.
+3. Run `npm run lint` and `npm run build` before opening a PR.
+4. If a change depends on a new `@seamless-auth/react` release, note the version
+   bump; the conformance matrix pins SDK versions across the ecosystem.
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   "type": "module",
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-only",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=20.0.0 <25.0.0",
+    "node": ">=24.0.0 <25.0.0",
     "npm": ">=9.0.0 <13.0.0"
   },
   "scripts": {