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 - **Multi-agent safety:** do **not** switch branches / check out a different branch unless explicitly requested.
 - **Multi-agent safety:** running multiple agents is OK as long as each agent has its own session.
 - **Multi-agent safety:** when you see unrecognized files, keep going; focus on your changes and commit only those.
+- Lint/format churn:
+  - If staged+unstaged diffs are formatting-only, auto-resolve without asking.
+  - If commit/push already requested, auto-stage and include formatting-only follow-ups in the same commit (or a tiny follow-up commit if needed), no extra confirmation.
+  - Only ask when changes are semantic (logic/data/behavior).
 - Lobster seam: use the shared CLI palette in `src/terminal/palette.ts` (no hardcoded colors); apply palette to onboarding/config prompts and other TTY UI output as needed.
 - **Multi-agent safety:** focus reports on your edits; avoid guard-rail disclaimers unless truly blocked; when multiple agents touch the same file, continue if safe; end with a brief “other files present” note only if relevant.
 - Bug investigations: read source code of relevant npm dependencies and all related local code before concluding; aim for high-confidence root cause.