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+# AGENTS.md
+
+Code view component for the [Cloudscape Design System](https://cloudscape.design/), used to display code snippets with syntax highlighting.
+
+## Setup
+
+This project uses npm.
+
+## Conventions
+
+This repo follows the same conventions as the [main Cloudscape components library](https://github.com/cloudscape-design/components). Refer to the [Cloudscape Components Guide](https://github.com/cloudscape-design/components/blob/main/docs/CLOUDSCAPE_COMPONENTS_GUIDE.md) for details on component structure, props, events, styling, testing, code style, dev pages, and API docs.