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 - Agents operate read-only unless the specific command explicitly grants Write/Edit (`clean` and `harden` do)
 - Irreversible operations (baseline overwrites, file edits) require user confirmation via AskUserQuestion
 - Do not access paths outside the project root without explicit user instruction
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+## Communication patterns
+
+### Linking to local files
+
+When pointing to local files in responses, always use markdown link syntax with a descriptive name:
+
+- Use `[Human-friendly name](file:///absolute/path)` — never bare `file:///...` URLs or autolinks `<file://...>`.
+- Always use absolute paths. Never `~/` or relative paths.
+- For multiple files, render as a bullet list of named markdown links.
+
+Why: bare `file://` URLs only render the first as clickable across multiple lines. Named markdown links make each entry independently clickable and look cleaner.
+
+Example:
+
+- [Brief](file:///Users/ktg/.../brief.html)
+- [Research summary](file:///Users/ktg/.../research/summary.md)