diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 1e85bbf..3db6df3 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ Every link in `README.md` must be absolute: `https://github.com/modern-python/<r
 or `.../tree/main/<path>` for a directory. Never a relative path: `README.md` is also the PyPI long
 description, and PyPI does not rewrite relative links, so a relative one 404s on the package page.
 
+Before pushing a raised dependency floor, run the `floors` steps from
+[`_checks.yml`](.github/workflows/_checks.yml) locally. If resolution fails, raise the direct floor
+it names.
+
 ## Conventions
 
 - **No `from __future__ import annotations`**: annotations are evaluated eagerly; `typing.Self` /