diff --git a/pi/settings.json b/pi/settings.json
index e9e7446..7a267b1 100644
--- a/pi/settings.json
+++ b/pi/settings.json
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   "externalEditor": "nvim",
   "theme": "catppuccin-frappe",
+  "quietStartup": true,
   "defaultThinkingLevel": "medium",
 {%- if os() == "macos" %}
   "defaultProvider": "openai",
diff --git a/shared/AGENTS.md b/shared/AGENTS.md
index e69de29..c662e04 100644
--- a/shared/AGENTS.md
+++ b/shared/AGENTS.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+## Git commits
+
+Unless the task or project instructions specify a commit style, inspect the
+repository's existing history (`git log --oneline --reverse`) and match its
+prevailing message format — subject line structure, capitalization,
+scope/category prefixes, and body conventions — for new commits.