diff --git a/.gemini/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md b/.agents/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md
similarity index 100%
rename from .gemini/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md
rename to .agents/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md
diff --git a/.claude/skills b/.claude/skills
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..2b7a412b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.claude/skills
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../.agents/skills
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.gemini/skills b/.gemini/skills
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..2b7a412b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gemini/skills
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+../.agents/skills
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_agent_leftovers.py b/.github/scripts/check_agent_leftovers.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..dba28286f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_agent_leftovers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+#
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+"""Fail a pull request that carries leftovers from local or agent-assisted work.
+
+Only what the pull request adds is checked: added lines of the diff, the
+names of added files, the messages of its commits, and its title and body.
+Existing content on the base branch is never flagged.
+
+Things that are fine on the author's machine but wrong in a public repo:
+
+  local paths       file:// URLs into home or temp directories, and home
+                    directories themselves (/Users/x/, /home/x/,
+                    /usr/local/google/, C:\\Users\\x\\)
+  internal links    go/ short links, b/ bug IDs, corp and googleplex hosts
+  secrets           Google API keys
+  agent traces      AI co-author trailers, links to agent chat sessions
+  local files       agent settings meant to stay local, merge leftovers
+
+A line that legitimately needs one of these can opt out by containing
+"agent-leftovers: ignore".
+
+Usage, from the repository root:
+
+  BASE_SHA=<base commit> [HEAD_SHA=<head, default HEAD>] [PR_TITLE=...] [PR_BODY=...] \\
+      check_agent_leftovers.py
+
+Findings are printed as GitHub Actions error annotations.
+"""
+
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+IGNORE_MARKER = "agent-leftovers: ignore"
+
+# This script and its workflow describe the patterns, so they would match them.
+SKIPPED_FILES = {
+    ".github/scripts/check_agent_leftovers.py",
+    ".github/workflows/agent-leftovers.yml",
+}
+
+CONTENT_PATTERNS = [
+    ("local file URL", re.compile(r"file:///(Users|home|usr/local/google|private/var|var/folders|[A-Za-z]:)")),
+    ("local path", re.compile(r"/usr/local/google/")),
+    ("local path", re.compile(r"(?<![\w.])/Users/[\w.-]+/")),
+    ("local path", re.compile(r"(?<![\w.])/home/(?!runner/)[\w.-]+/")),
+    ("local path", re.compile(r"\b[A-Za-z]:\\+Users\\+[\w.-]+")),
+    ("internal short link", re.compile(r"(?<![\w./-])go/[A-Za-z0-9][\w.-]*")),
+    ("internal short link", re.compile(r"https?://go/")),
+    ("internal bug ID", re.compile(r"(?<![\w./-])b/\d{6,}")),
+    ("internal host", re.compile(r"\b[\w.-]+\.corp\.google\.com\b")),
+    ("internal host", re.compile(r"\bgoogleplex\.com\b")),
+    ("Google API key", re.compile(r"AIza[0-9A-Za-z_-]{35}")),
+    ("agent session link", re.compile(r"claude\.ai/(code/)?(chat|session)")),
+    ("agent session link", re.compile(r"chatgpt\.com/(c|share)/")),
+    ("agent session link", re.compile(r"gemini\.google\.com/(app|share)/")),
+    ("agent attribution", re.compile(r"Generated with \[?(Claude|Gemini|Copilot|Codex|Cursor)", re.I)),
+    (
+        "AI co-author trailer",
+        re.compile(r"Co-Authored-By:.*\b(Claude|Anthropic|Gemini|Copilot|Codex|Cursor|OpenAI)\b", re.I),
+    ),
+]
+
+FILE_PATTERNS = [
+    ("local agent settings", re.compile(r"(^|/)\.claude/settings\.local\.json$")),
+    ("local agent memory", re.compile(r"(^|/)CLAUDE\.local\.md$")),
+    ("merge leftover", re.compile(r"\.(orig|rej)$")),
+]
+
+
+def git(*args):
+    return subprocess.run(
+        ["git", *args], check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+    ).stdout
+
+
+def scan_text(text):
+    """Yield the description of every pattern found in text, line by line."""
+    for line in text.splitlines():
+        if IGNORE_MARKER in line:
+            continue
+        for name, pattern in CONTENT_PATTERNS:
+            match = pattern.search(line)
+            if match:
+                yield f"{name}: {match.group(0)}"
+
+
+def added_lines(base, head):
+    """Yield (path, line number, text) for every line the diff adds."""
+    diff = git("diff", "--unified=0", "--no-color", "--no-ext-diff", f"{base}...{head}")
+    path = None
+    line_no = 0
+    for line in diff.splitlines():
+        if line.startswith("+++ "):
+            path = line[6:] if line.startswith("+++ b/") else None
+        elif line.startswith("@@"):
+            hunk = re.match(r"@@ -\S+ \+(\d+)", line)
+            line_no = int(hunk.group(1)) if hunk else 0
+        elif line.startswith("+") and path:
+            yield path, line_no, line[1:]
+            line_no += 1
+
+
+def annotate(message, path=None, line=None):
+    location = ""
+    if path:
+        location = f" file={path}" + (f",line={line}" if line else "")
+    print(f"::error{location}::{message}")
+
+
+def main():
+    base = os.environ.get("BASE_SHA")
+    head = os.environ.get("HEAD_SHA", "HEAD")
+    if not base:
+        print("BASE_SHA is not set.", file=sys.stderr)
+        return 2
+
+    findings = 0
+
+    for path, line_no, text in added_lines(base, head):
+        if path in SKIPPED_FILES:
+            continue
+        for finding in scan_text(text):
+            annotate(finding, path, line_no)
+            findings += 1
+
+    for path in git("diff", "--name-only", "--diff-filter=A", f"{base}...{head}").splitlines():
+        for name, pattern in FILE_PATTERNS:
+            if pattern.search(path):
+                annotate(f"{name}: {path} should not be committed", path)
+                findings += 1
+
+    for entry in git("log", "--no-merges", "--format=%h%x00%B%x1e", f"{base}..{head}").split("\x1e"):
+        if not entry.strip():
+            continue
+        sha, _, message = entry.strip().partition("\x00")
+        for finding in scan_text(message):
+            annotate(f"commit {sha} message has {finding}")
+            findings += 1
+
+    for field in ("PR_TITLE", "PR_BODY"):
+        for finding in scan_text(os.environ.get(field, "")):
+            annotate(f"pull request {field[3:].lower()} has {finding}")
+            findings += 1
+
+    if findings:
+        print(
+            f"\nFound {findings} leftover(s). Remove them, or add "
+            f'"{IGNORE_MARKER}" to a line that legitimately needs one.'
+        )
+        return 1
+    print("No agent leftovers found.")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/.github/workflows/agent-leftovers.yml b/.github/workflows/agent-leftovers.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c173aec0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/agent-leftovers.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# Copyright 2026 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# Fails a pull request that adds local paths, internal links, API keys or
+# agent traces. See .github/scripts/check_agent_leftovers.py for the list.
+name: Agent leftovers
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, edited]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - name: Check for agent leftovers
+        env:
+          BASE_SHA: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+          PR_BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
+        run: python3 .github/scripts/check_agent_leftovers.py
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml
index 90eccf3f2..1a37a45f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           sed -i 's/version = "[^"]*"/version = "'"$VERSION"'"/' build.gradle.kts
 
           # Files with x-release-please-version inline marker
-          for file in llm-integration-prompt.md MIGRATION.md .gemini/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md; do
+          for file in llm-integration-prompt.md MIGRATION.md .agents/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md; do
             if [ -f "$file" ]; then
               sed -i "/x-release-please-version/s/[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*[a-zA-Z0-9.-]*/$VERSION/" "$file"
             fi
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
             build.gradle.kts \
             llm-integration-prompt.md \
             MIGRATION.md \
-            .gemini/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md
+            .agents/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md
           git commit -m "chore: release v${VERSION}"
           git push origin "$BRANCH"
 
diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 1ca9b54e6..89d30e6be 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ Running the `demo` app requires a Maps API key in `secrets.properties` at the
 repo root (see `local.defaults.properties` for the template). Never hardcode
 or commit API keys.
 
+## Agent setup
+
+This file is the shared instruction set for every coding agent. `CLAUDE.md`
+and `GEMINI.md` only import it, and Codex and Copilot read it directly, so put
+new guidance here rather than in a tool-specific file.
+
+Skills live in `.agents/skills/`. `.claude/skills` and `.gemini/skills` are
+symlinks to that folder, so edit the files under `.agents/skills/` only.
+`.agents/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md` teaches agents how apps use this
+library, and release-please bumps its version lines.
+
 ## Code style
 
 - Match the language and idiom of the file you are editing; new code is
@@ -107,6 +118,18 @@ or commit API keys.
 
   The PR title still has to be a valid Conventional Commit. Each line counts
   for the version bump, so a `feat:` or `!` line bumps accordingly.
+- Keep a pull request to what its title says. Once review has started, put
+  new features or unrelated fixes in a separate pull request. If the scope
+  does change, update the type in the title (a `refactor:` that now adds
+  behavior is a `feat:`), since release-please reads it.
+- Answer every review thread before asking for another review: push the
+  change, or reply in the thread with why not. A new commit alone does not
+  tell the reviewer which comments it addresses.
+- Never commit anything that only makes sense on your machine or inside
+  Google: local paths (`file:///`, `/Users/...`, workstation home
+  directories), `go/` links, `b/` bug IDs or API keys. The `Agent leftovers` check fails
+  the pull request on these, and on AI co-author trailers and links to agent
+  chat sessions.
 - Every behavior change needs a unit test in the affected module.
 - All pull requests are to be created as drafts (`gh pr create --draft`) until authorization is explicitly given to mark them ready for review. Always inform the user that the PR was created as a draft.
 - Run the module's tests and `lint` before declaring work done, and report
diff --git a/GEMINI.md b/GEMINI.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..43c994c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/GEMINI.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@AGENTS.md
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index e0f2c1024..aa946d511 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
       "extra-files": [
         "README.md",
         "build.gradle.kts",
-        ".gemini/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md",
+        ".agents/skills/android-maps-utils/SKILL.md",
         "llm-integration-prompt.md",
         "MIGRATION.md"
       ]