Glob patterns in rules, again

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I’ve seen many threads here on this topic, and yet could not find a solution.

I want a very simple request: to have rules attached to some file types (globs). For example, I want to have some rules for documentation in doc/*.txt and different rules for code src/**/*.py.

I tried glob patterns, and it just does not work. The only way I see rules applied is when alwaysApply: true However, all the rules are applied to every file, which isn’t what I want.

It looks like a very fundamental feature, and “glob” and “Apply to Specific files” indicate that it was intended to work as I want, but it just does not! (for me).

Does someone have a simple working example of how to set this up? Thanks!

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Why do you want to use individual rules for individual file types?

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My project uses several programming languages. For each of them, I have specific rules. Rules from one language do not apply to another.

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Try to make something similar to Chapter 4 of Agent Compass in your main rules.

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This would be a workaround: loading all rules for all cases into one prompt. It wastes tokens and makes it less precise. I am trying to use a built-in feature which seems to be designed to do exactly what I want, but it seems to be broken. Or I do not understand how to configure it properly.

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If I recall correctly, the entire Agent Compass weighs ~1700 tokens. But everything is in one place and it’s easier to manage. Don’t give to Agent too many rules that are too precise.