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docs: agent-instruction files carry a few owner/machine-only lines that mislead an outside contributor's AI

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The issue lists specific files and lines to edit: EigenAttic/CLAUDE.md line 39, EigenScript/.claude/rules/test-suite.md lines 260 and 385-389, and ouroboros/CLAUDE.md, DMG/CLAUDE.md, EigenMiniSat/CLAUDE.md for performance figures. Start by locating these files in the repository. Review the context around each line to understand the current wording. Replace owner-specific paths and references with general instructions or named hardware. Verify changes by checking the files for any remaining machine-specific details.

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The committed agent-instruction files (all */CLAUDE.md and */.claude/**: 30 files, 3,234 lines) are mostly general project knowledge. Measured 2026-09-23: about 1% (36 lines) is specific to the owner's machine and setup, and about 3% (122 lines) is incident history (dates, critic rounds, issue refs). A few lines actively mislead an outside contributor's AI:

  1. EigenAttic/CLAUDE.md:39: EIGS=${EIGENSCRIPT_BIN:-/home/jon/EigenScript/src/eigenscript}. A default path that exists only on the owner's box, and even there it is a stale clone. Default to eigenscript on PATH or the sibling ../EigenScript.
  2. EigenScript/.claude/rules/test-suite.md:260: "There is a real bash 3.2 on the dev box: ~/.local/bin/bash32. Use it." Rewrite it as "test with bash 3.2 where available; the macOS CI lane runs it regardless".
  3. EigenScript/.claude/rules/test-suite.md:385-389: relies on bash_guard (a hook that exists only on the owner's machine) to deny pkill -f. State the rule plainly: never kill by pattern; kill the pid you spawned.
  4. "this box" / "dev box" performance figures in ouroboros/CLAUDE.md, DMG/CLAUDE.md and EigenMiniSat/CLAUDE.md: name the machine ("measured on an ASUS X540NA, Celeron N3350"), or point to where the figures live.

Legitimately specific, keep as they are: EigenOS's T3200 instructions (the project's target hardware) and EigenGauntlet's "defaults run fast on the X540NA" (a stated project target).

Docs-only; ruleset repos go through a PR. Split out of the #1264/#1275 work per the out-of-scope rule.

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