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+# Agent Guidelines for Cryptic
+
+This document provides coding style and testing guidelines for AI agents working on the Cryptic project.
+
+## Coding Style
+
+Cryptic is written in **Scala 3** and follows modern Scala practices, emphasizing type safety and functional patterns.
+
+### 1. Scala 3 Syntax
+- **Indentation-based syntax**: Do not use optional braces for classes, objects, methods, or control structures (e.g., `if`, `for`, `match`).
+- **Contextual Abstractions**: Use `given` and `using` instead of Scala 2 style `implicit`.
+- **Extensions**: Use `extension` blocks to add methods to existing types, especially for providing DSL-like syntax.
+- **Enums**: Use `enum` for ADTs where appropriate.
+- **Top-level definitions**: Methods and variables can be defined at the top level of a file within a package.
+- **Export**: Use `export` for delegation and composition.
+
+### 2. Formatting
+- **Indentation**: Use **2 spaces**.
+- **Scalafmt**: Adhere to the configuration in `.scalafmt.conf`.
+- **Naming**: 
+  - `CamelCase` for types (classes, traits, objects, enums).
+  - `camelCase` for members (methods, fields, variables).
+  - `F[_]` for higher-kinded effect types.
+- **Type Hints**: Provide explicit return types for public methods and complex expressions to improve readability and compilation speed.
+
+### 3. Documentation
+- Use **Scaladoc** (KDoc style) for all public APIs.
+- Use triple quotes `/** ... */` for docstrings.
+- Document type parameters (`@tparam`) and parameters (`@param`).
+
+### 4. Common Patterns
+- **Immutability**: Prefer immutable data structures. Use `IArray` (Immutable Array) for performance-critical byte manipulation.
+- **Effect Abstraction**: Most core logic is abstracted over an effect type `F[_]` with a `Functor[F]` or similar constraint.
+- **Error Handling**: Use `Either`, `Try`, or the effect type `F` to represent failures. Avoid throwing exceptions.
+
+## Testing Guidelines
+
+We use **ScalaTest** for verification.
+
+### 1. Test Location and Naming
+- Place tests in `src/test/scala`, mirroring the source package structure.
+- Naming convention: `<Subject>Spec.scala` (e.g., `AesSpec.scala`).
+
+### 2. Test Styles
+- **AnyFlatSpec**: Use for standard synchronous unit tests.
+- **AsyncFlatSpec**: Use for tests involving `Future` or other asynchronous effects.
+- **Matchers**: Mix in `org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers` for `shouldBe` style assertions.
+- **Contexts**: Mix in `TryValues`, `OptionValues`, or `ScalaFutures` as needed.
+
+### 3. Structure
+- Use `it should "..." in:` for individual test cases.
+- Group tests by subject using `"Subject" should ...` blocks.
+- **Indentation**: Tests also follow Scala 3 indentation-based syntax (e.g., `in:` followed by an indented block).
+
+## Project Structure
+
+- `core`: The heart of the library. Contains core traits (`Cryptic`, `Encrypt`, `Decrypt`, `Codec`) and default implementations.
+- `cipher-javax`: JCE-based implementations (AES, RSA).
+- `cipher-bouncycastle`: BouncyCastle-based implementations (ECIES).
+- `cipher-enigma`: A CLI-based Enigma cipher implementation.
+- `codec-fst` / `codec-upickle`: Serialization support.
+- `cipher-test`: Contains base classes and utilities for testing ciphers.
+
+## SBT Commands
+
+- `sbt compile`: Compile the project.
+- `sbt test`: Run all tests.
+- `sbt "project core" test`: Run tests for a specific module.
+- `sbt scalafmtAll`: Format all files.