Checkpoint before character generator cleanup

AGENTS.md

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+# Codex Project Rules
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+These rules are mandatory for all AI/Codex work in this repository.
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+## Text Editing Safety
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+- No authored text changes through regex, scripted bulk rewrites, or search-and-replace. No exceptions.
+- Use `apply_patch` for prose, Ink text, localization, documentation, and generated character text.
+- Before large text work, create a git check-in.
+- Edit text entry by entry. Inspect each edited entry before moving to the next. No generated shortcuts.
+- In PowerShell, always force UTF-8 before reading or displaying text:
+  `$OutputEncoding = [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new(); [Console]::OutputEncoding = [System.Text.UTF8Encoding]::new();`
+- Ink and localization files must remain UTF-8 with real umlauts, `ß`, and typographic German quotation marks.
+