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+# AGENTS Instructions
+
+This repository is a monorepo. Each library lives in a subdirectory under `libs/`.
+
+When you modify code in any library, run the following commands in that library's directory before creating a pull request:
+
+- `make format` – run code formatters
+- `make lint` – run the linter
+- `make test` – execute the test suite
+
+To run a particular test file or to pass additional pytest options you can specify the `TEST` variable:
+
+```
+TEST=path/to/test.py make test
+```
+
+Other pytest arguments can also be supplied inside the `TEST` variable.
+
+## Libraries
+
+The repository contains several Python and JavaScript/TypeScript libraries.
+Below is a high-level overview:
+
+- **checkpoint** – base interfaces for LangGraph checkpointers.
+- **checkpoint-postgres** – Postgres implementation of the checkpoint saver.
+- **checkpoint-sqlite** – SQLite implementation of the checkpoint saver.
+- **cli** – official command-line interface for LangGraph.
+- **langgraph** – core framework for building stateful, multi-actor agents.
+- **prebuilt** – high-level APIs for creating and running agents and tools.
+- **sdk-js** – JS/TS SDK for interacting with the LangGraph REST API.
+- **sdk-py** – Python SDK for the LangGraph Platform API.
+
+### Dependency map
+
+The diagram below lists downstream libraries for each production dependency as
+declared in that library's `pyproject.toml` (or `package.json`).
+
+```text
+checkpoint
+├── checkpoint-postgres
+├── checkpoint-sqlite
+├── prebuilt
+└── langgraph
+
+prebuilt
+└── langgraph
+
+sdk-py
+├── langgraph
+└── cli
+
+sdk-js (standalone)
+```
+
+Changes to a library may impact all of its dependents shown above.