testing(ci): stop requiring AGENTS.md in titan-iac quality gate

testing/quality_contract.json

@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
       "path": "README.md",
       "description": "Top-level repository handbook."
     },
-    {
-      "path": "AGENTS.md",
-      "description": "Shared repository operating instructions."
-    },
     {
       "path": "Jenkinsfile",
       "description": "Top-level Jenkins mirror for multibranch discovery."

testing/tests/test_quality_contract.py

@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ def test_bundled_contract_exposes_local_and_jenkins_profiles():
     assert contract["pytest_suites"]["unit"]["paths"]
 
 
+def test_bundled_contract_keeps_monorepo_manifest_trees_out_of_hygiene_scope():
+    contract = load_contract()
+    required_doc_paths = {item["path"] for item in contract.get("required_docs", [])}
+    assert "AGENTS.md" not in required_doc_paths
+
+    globs = contract.get("hygiene", {}).get("line_limit_globs", [])
+    assert globs
+    for entry in globs:
+        assert entry.startswith(("testing/", "ci/", "scripts/tests/", "services/"))
+        assert "/scripts/" in entry or not entry.startswith("services/")
+
+
 def test_docs_check_reports_missing_docstring_and_missing_path(tmp_path: Path):
     module_path = tmp_path / "managed.py"
     module_path.write_text("value = 1\n", encoding="utf-8")