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+# AGENTS
+
+## Build from source
+
+- Install prerequisites:
+  - CMake
+  - C/C++ compiler toolchain (e.g. `build-essential`)
+  - Development files for libcurl (curl support is enabled by default)
+
+  On Debian/Ubuntu:
+  ```bash
+  sudo apt-get update
+  sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake libcurl4-openssl-dev
+  ```
+
+- Configure and build:
+  ```bash
+  cmake -B build
+  cmake --build build --config Release
+  ```
+  Add `-j` to the build command for parallel compilation or pass `-DLLAMA_CURL=OFF` to disable curl.