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Stop Rewriting Custom Rules: Meet EGM Universal Agent for Cross-Compatible AI Coding

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If you use AI coding tools, you are probably suffering from AI Rule Fatigue.

Right now, the ecosystem is deeply fragmented. You write a perfect .cursorrules file for Cursor, but then you want to test Claude Code and have to completely rewrite your slash commands. Then your team member uses Windsurf (Cascade) or Cline, and your configurations break all over again.

We shouldn't have to rewrite our workflow logic for every new AI agent that hits the market.

That is exactly why I built EGM Universal Agent.

🐘🐠 What is the Elephant-Goldfish Model (EGM)?

The Elephant-Goldfish Model (EGM) is a framework originally conceived for Spec-Driven Development (SDD) with autonomous AI coding agents. It balances long-term structural architecture (the Elephant memory) with fast, context-isolated execution iterations (the Goldfish memory).

The Universal Agent Edition takes this methodology and turns it into a single, canonical, cross-compatible standard.

Instead of maintaining separate prompt systems, this repository acts as a cross-agent runtime adapter.

👉 Check out the project here: yathamsriram243-blip/egm-universal-agent

🔥 Key Capabilities

Here is what EGM Universal Agent brings to your autonomous coding environment:

  • 🧩 Cross-Agent Adapters: Write your system instructions once. The framework automatically bridges and translates them to be natively ingested by .cursorrules, .clinerules, .windsurfrules, and more.
  • ⚡ Universal Slash Commands: Standardized prompt shortcuts for scaffolding, refactoring, and code generation across terminal and IDE interfaces.
  • 🛡️ Automated Review Subagents: Autonomous validation loops that check your generated code against your technical specifications before you run a build.

🛠️ Supported Ecosystems

Whether you prefer heavy IDE integration or native terminal agents, EGM Universal Agent maps across the board:

Native IDEs & Extensions Terminal & CLI Agents Open-Source Agents
Cursor Claude Code OpenCode
Windsurf (Cascade) Gemini CLI Continue
VS Code Copilot OpenAI Codex Cline / Roo Code / OpenHands

🚀 Quick Start in 60 Seconds

Ready to try it out? You can clone the standard environment and configurations straight into your current project workspace:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com.git

# Navigate to the workspace
cd egm-universal-agent

# Install development dependencies
pip install -r requirements-dev.txt
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Inside the repository, you'll find the .agents/ and plugins/ architectures ready to be loaded or linked right into your IDE settings.

🙌 Join the Open-Source Project!

This is an open-source initiative licensed under the Apache-2.0 License. As the AI agent workspace shifts rapidly, keeping our rules and workflows standardized is a community effort.

  • Star the Repo: If this saves you time, drop a star! ⭐ yathamsriram243-blip/egm-universal-agent
  • Contribute: Open an issue if there is a new agent you want an adapter for, or submit a PR to fine-tune our slash command conversions.

What AI coding agent are you currently building with, and what is your biggest headache keeping your custom prompt rules consistent? Let's discuss in the comments below!

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