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+# sample-react-project - Agent Guide
+
+This is the agent-facing guide for working in this repository.
+
+## Project Context
+- Sample react project for frontend role-based question
+
+## Setup
+See [`agents.yaml`](./agents.yaml) for prerequisites, commands, and ports.
+
+### Setup Hints
+- `nvm` may not be loaded in your shell. If `nvm: command not found`, source it first.
+- `yarn start` runs in the foreground — background it the same way.
+
+## Running the App
+- Clone the repo
+- Install: `yarn install`
+- Dev: `yarn start &`
+- Access: `http://localhost:8000`
+
+## Architecture
+- React 16 with create-react-app
+- Entry point: `src/index.js`
+
+## Working Agreement
+- Write modular code
+- Keep testable
+- Incremental validation
+- Commit meaningful checkpoints
+- Write tests
+- Validate before handoff
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+repo:
+  name: sample-react-project
+  description: Sample react project for frontend role-based question
+  owner: hackerrank
+
+prerequisites:
+  - name: GitHub CLI
+  - name: yarn
+  - name: node
+    version: '>=14.0.0'
+
+setup:
+  - yarn install
+  - yarn start
+
+dev:
+  command: yarn start
+  port: 8000
+
+build:
+  command: yarn build
+
+test:
+  command: yarn test
+
+lint:
+  command: yarn lint