AGENTS.md — AI Coding Agent Instructions
For: Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Windsurf Cascade, and any AI coding agent.
Repo: learning_ai_notes — NoteLett structured notes platform for humans and AI agents.
See also: docs/PRD.md for full product spec, docs/ROADMAP.md for implementation plan.
1. Project Identity
| Key |
Value |
| Product |
NoteLett |
| Product ID |
notelett |
| Bundle ID (iOS) |
com.bytelyst.notelett |
| Bundle ID (Android) |
com.notelett.app |
| Domain |
notelett.app |
| Repo |
learning_ai_notes |
| Ecosystem |
ByteLyst (shares platform-service with LysnrAI, MindLyst, ChronoMind, JarvisJr, NomGap, PeakPulse) |
2. Repo Layout
learning_ai_notes/
├── backend/ # Fastify 5 + TypeScript ESM backend (port 4016)
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── lib/
│ │ │ ├── config.ts # Zod-validated env config
│ │ │ ├── product-config.ts # Product identity from shared/product.json
│ │ │ ├── auth.ts # JWT extraction helper
│ │ │ ├── request-context.ts # getUserId(req), getRequestProductId(req)
│ │ │ ├── cosmos-init.ts # Cosmos container registration
│ │ │ ├── datastore.ts # @bytelyst/datastore provider (Cosmos or memory)
│ │ │ └── errors.ts # Re-export from @bytelyst/errors
│ │ ├── modules/
│ │ │ ├── notes/ # Note CRUD (types, repository, routes, test)
│ │ │ ├── workspaces/ # Workspace CRUD (types, repository, routes, test)
│ │ │ ├── note-relationships/ # Note linking (types, repository, routes, test)
│ │ │ ├── note-tasks/ # Task CRUD (types, repository, routes, test)
│ │ │ ├── note-artifacts/ # Artifact CRUD (types, repository, routes, test)
│ │ │ └── note-agent-actions/ # Agent action audit trail (types, repository, routes, test)
│ │ ├── mcp/
│ │ │ ├── note-tool-contracts.ts # 8 MCP tool Zod schemas + definitions
│ │ │ ├── note-tools.ts # 8 executable MCP tool implementations
│ │ │ ├── register-note-tools.ts # Fastify plugin to register MCP tools
│ │ │ └── *.test.ts # MCP test files
│ │ └── server.ts # Fastify entrypoint (6 route modules + MCP)
│ ├── package.json
│ └── tsconfig.json
│
├── web/ # Next.js 16 + React 19 web app (App Router)
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── app/
│ │ │ ├── page.tsx # Landing page
│ │ │ ├── layout.tsx # Root layout
│ │ │ └── (app)/ # Authenticated route group
│ │ │ ├── dashboard/ # Dashboard with metrics + recent notes
│ │ │ ├── workspaces/ # Workspace list + filters
│ │ │ ├── search/ # Search with saved queries
│ │ │ ├── reviews/ # Approval queue + agent timeline
│ │ │ └── notes/[noteId]/ # Note detail with editor
│ │ ├── components/ # React UI components
│ │ │ ├── Sidebar.tsx
│ │ │ ├── AppShell.tsx
│ │ │ ├── MetadataPanel.tsx
│ │ │ ├── LinkedNotesPanel.tsx
│ │ │ └── AgentTimeline.tsx
│ │ └── lib/ # Pure TS clients + config
│ │ ├── product-config.ts # Product identity + API URLs
│ │ ├── auth.ts # @bytelyst/react-auth provider
│ │ ├── notes-client.ts # Notes API client (backend)
│ │ ├── platform.ts # @bytelyst/platform-client
│ │ ├── telemetry.ts # @bytelyst/telemetry-client
│ │ ├── diagnostics.ts # @bytelyst/diagnostics-client
│ │ ├── feature-flags.ts # @bytelyst/feature-flag-client
│ │ ├── kill-switch.ts # @bytelyst/kill-switch-client
│ │ ├── extraction-client.ts # Extraction-service task extraction
│ │ ├── blob-client.ts # SAS-based blob upload/download
│ │ └── types.ts # Shared TypeScript interfaces
│ ├── package.json
│ └── tsconfig.json
│
├── mobile/ # React Native + Expo companion app
│ ├── src/
│ │ ├── app/ # Expo Router screens
│ │ │ ├── (tabs)/ # 4-tab navigator (home, inbox, capture, settings)
│ │ │ ├── note/[noteId].tsx # Note detail
│ │ │ └── auth.tsx # Auth screen
│ │ ├── api/ # API clients
│ │ │ ├── config.ts # Product identity + API URLs
│ │ │ ├── auth.ts # @bytelyst/auth-client
│ │ │ ├── notes.ts # Notes API client
│ │ │ └── note-agent-actions.ts # Agent actions API client
│ │ ├── store/ # Zustand stores
│ │ │ ├── auth-store.ts
│ │ │ ├── inbox-store.ts
│ │ │ └── mmkv-storage.ts # MMKV persistent storage
│ │ └── theme/ # Design tokens
│ ├── app.json # Expo config
│ └── package.json
│
├── shared/
│ └── product.json # Canonical product identity
│
├── docs/
│ ├── PRD.md # Product requirements
│ ├── ROADMAP.md # Master execution tracker
│ ├── ARCHITECTURE_REVIEW_AND_REUSE_ROADMAP.md
│ └── roadmaps/ # Per-workstream roadmaps
│ ├── 00_MASTER_EXECUTION_PLAN.md
│ ├── 01_FOUNDATIONS_AND_DECISIONS.md
│ ├── 02_BACKEND_ROADMAP.md
│ ├── 03_WEB_ROADMAP.md
│ └── 04_MOBILE_ROADMAP.md
│
├── AGENTS.md # This file
└── README.md
3. Tech Stack
| Layer |
Technology |
| Backend |
Fastify 5, TypeScript ESM, Zod, jose (JWT), @bytelyst/datastore (Cosmos or memory) |
| Web |
Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, TailwindCSS v4, Zustand, Vitest |
| Mobile |
React Native (Expo), TypeScript, expo-router, Zustand, MMKV |
| Shared packages |
@bytelyst/fastify-core, @bytelyst/config, @bytelyst/cosmos, @bytelyst/errors, @bytelyst/datastore, @bytelyst/api-client, @bytelyst/react-auth, @bytelyst/auth-client, @bytelyst/telemetry-client, @bytelyst/diagnostics-client, @bytelyst/feature-flag-client, @bytelyst/kill-switch-client, @bytelyst/platform-client |
| Platform |
platform-service (port 4003) for auth, flags, telemetry, billing, blob |
| Extraction |
extraction-service (port 4005) for AI-powered task extraction |
| Database |
Azure Cosmos DB via @bytelyst/datastore — productId: "notelett" |
| Tests |
Vitest — 18 backend tests (10 files), 6 web tests (5 files) |
4. Coding Conventions
MUST follow
- Every Cosmos document MUST include a
productId: "notelett" field
- Backend modules follow
types.ts → repository.ts → routes.ts pattern
- All repositories use
@bytelyst/datastore getCollection() — never direct Cosmos SDK calls
- Web engine logic in
web/src/lib/ — pure TS, no React imports
- Web components in
web/src/components/ — React UI only
- Mobile API clients in
mobile/src/api/ — pure TS
- Theme tokens use
--nl-* CSS custom properties (web) or NoteLettTheme (native)
- Commit messages:
type(scope): description — types: feat, fix, docs, refactor, test, chore
MUST NOT do
- Never use
console.log in production code — use req.log or app.log in Fastify
- Never use
any type — use Zod inference or explicit types
- Never hardcode colors — use theme tokens
- Never hardcode API URLs — use env vars or config
- Never hardcode product ID — use
PRODUCT_ID from product-config.ts
- Never modify tests to make them pass — fix the actual code
- Never delete existing comments or documentation unless explicitly asked
- Never add emojis to code unless explicitly asked
5. Key Design Decisions
MCP Tool Architecture
- 8 MCP tools: list, get, search, create_draft, update, link_notes, extract_tasks, attach_artifact
- Every write tool records an agent action audit trail
- All tools enforce product scope and user authentication
- Dry-run, idempotency key, and correlation ID support on all write tools
Datastore Abstraction
@bytelyst/datastore provides CosmosDatastoreProvider and MemoryDatastoreProvider
DB_PROVIDER env var controls which provider is used (default: cosmos, test: memory)
- All 6 repositories use
getCollection() — no direct Cosmos SDK calls
Agent Action Audit Trail
- Every MCP tool write operation creates a
NoteAgentActionDoc record
- Actions track: actorId, actorType, toolName, actionType, state, reason, before/after summaries
- Supports approval workflows: draft → proposed → approved/rejected → applied
Cosmos Containers
notes (partition: /workspaceId)
workspaces (partition: /userId)
note_relationships (partition: /workspaceId)
note_tasks (partition: /workspaceId)
note_artifacts (partition: /workspaceId)
note_agent_actions (partition: /workspaceId)
6. Build & Test Commands
# ── Backend ────────────────────────────────────────
cd backend && npm run dev # Dev server (port 4016)
cd backend && npm run typecheck # tsc --noEmit
cd backend && npm test # 18 Vitest tests
# ── Web ────────────────────────────────────────────
cd web && npm run dev -- --webpack # Dev server (port 3000)
cd web && npm run build -- --webpack # Production build
cd web && npm run typecheck # tsc --noEmit
cd web && npm test # 6 Vitest tests
# ── Mobile ─────────────────────────────────────────
cd mobile && npm start # Expo dev server
cd mobile && npm run typecheck # tsc --noEmit
7. Backend API Endpoints
| Method |
Path |
Description |
| GET/POST |
/api/notes |
List / create notes |
| GET/PATCH |
/api/notes/:id |
Note CRUD |
| GET/POST |
/api/workspaces |
List / create workspaces |
| GET/PATCH |
/api/workspaces/:id |
Workspace CRUD |
| GET/POST |
/api/note-relationships |
List / create relationships |
| GET/POST |
/api/note-tasks |
List / create tasks |
| GET/PATCH |
/api/note-tasks/:id |
Task CRUD |
| GET/POST |
/api/note-artifacts |
List / create artifacts |
| PATCH |
/api/note-artifacts/:id |
Update artifact |
| GET/POST |
/api/note-agent-actions |
List / create agent actions |
| GET/PATCH |
/api/note-agent-actions/:id |
Agent action CRUD |
| GET |
/health |
Health check |
8. MCP Tools
| Tool Name |
Description |
Role |
notes.notes.list |
List notes in a workspace |
viewer |
notes.notes.get |
Get a single note |
viewer |
notes.notes.search |
Search notes with lexical query |
viewer |
notes.notes.create_draft |
Create a note draft |
admin |
notes.notes.update |
Update note title/body/status/tags |
admin |
notes.relationships.link |
Create typed relationship between notes |
admin |
notes.tasks.extract |
Extract tasks from note body |
admin |
notes.artifacts.attach |
Attach artifact to a note |
admin |