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+## 🔑 Session Reset Command: `-root`
+
+When the user types `-root` (alone or at the start of a message), you must:
+
+1. Read `.ai/ai-root-instructions.md` immediately
+2. Respond with: `✅ ai-root-instructions.md READ — rules active`
+3. Continue with whatever the user asked in the same message (if anything)
+
+**This command works in any AI tool** — VS Code Copilot, Cursor, Claude.ai, or any other assistant.
+
+Use case: type `-root` at the start of a session, or any time you suspect the AI has forgotten the rules.
+
+---
+
 ## Purpose
 
 This document provides guidelines for AI assistants (any LLM) when working on any project. These rules are split into modular instruction files for efficiency.
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 Verify that every AI response begins with this confirmation. If it does not, the instructions have not been loaded.
 
+### `-root` command
+
+Type `-root` at the start of any message to force the AI to re-read `ai-root-instructions.md` immediately:
+
+```
+-root
+```
+
+The AI will respond with `✅ ai-root-instructions.md READ — rules active` and then continue with the rest of your message.
+
+Use it:
+- At the start of every new session
+- When the AI seems to have forgotten the rules (e.g. attempts a `git commit` unprompted)
+- When switching context or returning to a project after a break
+
+This command works in any AI tool — VS Code Copilot, Cursor, Claude.ai, or any other assistant. It requires no configuration and no tool-specific features.
+
 ## Repository structure
 
 `ai-root-instructions.md` is the entry point — the first file the AI reads in any project. It routes to the relevant instruction files based on the task at hand.