From 955d9d84947c0117614b0a2f171239d6b29cf70f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Guillaume Ballet <3272758+gballet@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 16:16:45 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] specify that we don't need to list _every_ directory in the
 summary line

---
 AGENTS.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/AGENTS.md b/AGENTS.md
index 6673780f04..e2d88b9e10 100644
--- a/AGENTS.md
+++ b/AGENTS.md
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Examples:
 - `cmd/geth, internal/ethapi: refactor transaction args`
 - `trie/archiver: streaming subtree archival to fix OOM`
 
-Use the top-level package paths, comma-separated if multiple areas are affected. The description should be a short, lowercase summary of the change.
+Use the top-level package paths, comma-separated if multiple areas are affected. Only mention the directories with functional changes, interface changes that trickle all over the codebase should not generate an exhaustive list. The description should be a short, lowercase summary of the change.
 
 ## Summary