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Update agent frontmatter options to remove deprecated "infer"#1025

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Update agent frontmatter options to remove deprecated "infer"#1025
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  • Removed 'infer' option and replaced it with 'user-invocable' and 'disable-model-invocation'.
  • Clarified the purpose of new options for better usability.
  • Updated guidelines to reflect changes in agent invocation behavior.

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* Removed 'infer' option and replaced it with 'user-invocable' and 'disable-model-invocation'.
* Clarified the purpose of new options for better usability.
* Updated guidelines to reflect changes in agent invocation behavior.
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Pull request overview

Updates the custom agent authoring guidelines to remove the deprecated infer frontmatter option and document the newer invocation-related flags, keeping repository guidance aligned with current agent frontmatter capabilities.

Changes:

  • Removed infer from the YAML frontmatter example and from the checklist.
  • Added documentation for user-invocable and disable-model-invocation options, including default behaviors and usage guidance.

@aaronpowell aaronpowell merged commit 99e0027 into github:staged Mar 16, 2026
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