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Switch ConciseMode & Sync AGENTS.local.md Overlay

Dynamically switch the operational terseness level for the active session and synchronize ./AGENTS.local.md (or ./AGENTS.md with --persist).

Reference Practice: @docs/ConciseMode.md

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Invocation Syntax

• /mode lite (or /mode 1) — Concise Lite: Professional Terse, no fluff, complete sentences
• /mode std (or /mode 2) — Concise Standard: Telegraphic fragments, Action -> Finding -> Patch
• /mode ultra (or /mode 3) — Concise Ultra: Diffs/status only, zero narrative
• /mode off (or /mode reset) — Disable ConciseMode / restore default narrative

Flags:

• -e, --ephemeral, --no-file — In-session directive only; do not write any file to disk
• --persist, --main — Write to ./AGENTS.md instead of ./AGENTS.local.md
• -f, --file <path> — Target specific instructions file

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Behavior

1. Executes harnez mode <tier> to inject the high-priority steering directive into the immediate LLM context.
2. Updates or cleans the <!-- harnez:begin Concise Mode --> block in ./AGENTS.local.md (or ./AGENTS.md with --persist) so descendant subagents and subsequent sessions inherit the tier automatically.
3. Automatically ensures AGENTS.local.md is added to .git/info/exclude so switching modes never leaves a dirty git working tree.