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+# Apache Camel Spring Boot Examples - AI Agent Guidelines
+
+Guidelines for AI agents contributing examples to **apache/camel-spring-boot-examples**.
+
+This repository contains runnable Maven examples that demonstrate Apache Camel
+on Spring Boot. Each example is an independent Spring Boot application wired as a
+Maven module of the aggregator build.
+
+These guidelines complement the canonical, org-wide rules in the main
+[apache/camel `AGENTS.md`](https://github.com/apache/camel/blob/main/AGENTS.md).
+Read that file for the full *Rules of Engagement*; the section below repeats the
+essentials and adds what is specific to this examples repository.
+
+## Project Info
+
+- Build: Maven 3.9+ (use the provided `./mvnw` wrapper)
+- Java: 21 (set by `javaVersion` in the root `pom.xml`)
+- Parent: `org.apache.camel.springboot.example:examples` (e.g. `4.21.0-SNAPSHOT`
+  on `main`); pulls `camel-spring-boot-bom`
+- Tests: JUnit Jupiter via `@CamelSpringBootTest` (`camel-test-spring-junit6`)
+- JIRA project: `CAMEL` (https://issues.apache.org/jira/projects/CAMEL)
+
+## Rules of Engagement (essentials)
+
+- **Attribution**: every AI-generated PR description, review or JIRA comment MUST
+  identify itself as AI-generated and name the human operator, e.g.
+  `_Claude Code on behalf of [Human Name]_`.
+- **JIRA ownership**: only pick **Unassigned** tickets. Before starting, assign
+  the ticket to your operator and transition it to *In Progress*. Set
+  `fixVersions` before closing.
+- **One example per PR**, kept small and self-contained. Do not exceed 10 PRs per
+  day per operator. Quality over quantity.
+- **Branch from your own fork** (not apache/), with a descriptive name containing
+  the topic and JIRA id (e.g. `CAMEL-12345-rest-openapi-example`). Delete the
+  branch after merge/close. Never push to a branch you did not create.
+- **Green CI is required**: `./mvnw clean install` and `./mvnw test` must pass.
+- **Tests, docs and license headers** are required on every contribution.
+- **Never merge** without at least one human approval; never approve your own PR.
+
+## Repository structure
+
+- One example per top-level directory, registered as a `<module>` in the root
+  `pom.xml`. A new example is not built until it is listed there.
+- Examples are grouped by category via the `<category>` property in each module's
+  `pom.xml` (e.g. `Beginner`, `Messaging`, `Cloud`, `REST`, `AI`).
+
+## Anatomy of an example
+
+```
+<example>/
+├── pom.xml                       # parent = examples; artifactId camel-example-spring-boot-<name>
+├── README.adoc                   # AsciiDoc docs incl. "how to run"
+└── src/
+    ├── main/java/...             # <Name>Application.java (@SpringBootApplication)
+    │                             # <Name>Router.java (@Component extends RouteBuilder)
+    ├── main/resources/
+    │   └── application.properties # Spring + Camel config (ASF header)
+    └── test/java/...             # <Name>Test (@CamelSpringBootTest @SpringBootTest)
+```
+
+- Use Spring Boot **starters** (`camel-<component>-starter`), never raw
+  `camel-core` dependencies; versions come from `camel-spring-boot-bom`.
+- Routes are auto-discovered: annotate the `RouteBuilder` with `@Component`.
+
+## Build, run and validate
+
+```bash
+# one-time, from the repo root (resolves parent + shared config)
+./mvnw clean install -DskipTests
+
+# run a single example
+cd <example>
+../mvnw spring-boot:run
+# or
+../mvnw clean package && java -jar target/camel-example-spring-boot-*.jar
+
+# tests
+./mvnw test            # all examples
+```
+
+CI (`.github/workflows`) runs `./mvnw -V --no-transfer-progress clean install
+-DskipTests` then `./mvnw ... test` on Java 21.
+
+## Conventions
+
+- **Maven coordinates**: parent `org.apache.camel.springboot.example:examples`;
+  child `artifactId` = `camel-example-spring-boot-<name>` (matches the directory);
+  `<name>` = `Camel SB Examples :: <Category> :: <Title>`.
+- **Java naming**: `<Name>Application` (`@SpringBootApplication` + `main`),
+  `<Name>Router` (extends `RouteBuilder`); tests end in `Test`.
+- **License headers**: ASF header required on every `.java`, `.properties`,
+  `.xml`, `.adoc`, `.yml`, `.sh`.
+- **Config**: use `{{placeholder}}` in routes and
+  `camel.component.<component>.<option>` keys in `application.properties`.
+- **README**: AsciiDoc, with at least an Introduction and a "How to run"
+  section showing `mvn spring-boot:run`.
+
+## Adding a new example (checklist)
+
+1. Create `<example>/` with a `pom.xml` declaring the `examples` parent and the
+   `camel-example-spring-boot-<name>` artifactId plus a `<category>`.
+2. Add `<Name>Application.java`, `<Name>Router.java`, `application.properties`,
+   a `<Name>Test`, and a `README.adoc` — all with ASF headers.
+3. Register the module in the root `pom.xml` `<modules>` block.
+4. Run `./mvnw -pl <example> -am clean install` and confirm it starts and tests
+   pass.
+5. Open the PR from your fork, link the JIRA ticket, and request review from
+   active committers.
+
+## Links
+
+- Camel Spring Boot docs: https://camel.apache.org/camel-spring-boot/latest/
+- Camel Spring Boot starters list: https://camel.apache.org/camel-spring-boot/latest/list.html
+- Canonical agent rules: https://github.com/apache/camel/blob/main/AGENTS.md