#34 AGENTS.md refresh: wiki paths, byte budgets, true merge contract, --skill pointer

SOURCE: owner request + orchestrator audit (2026-09-08). The live manual (.forge/wiki/docs/AGENTS.md) drifted from reality in four places; every other section is still true and stays untouched.

STALE vs CURRENT:

1. Reading order points at root OUTLINE.md / PLAN.md — they moved to .forge/wiki/docs/ long ago (no root copies exist). Fix the paths.
2. Budgets bullet lists line caps only. Byte caps are live now: root <=300B/12ln, -h <=250B/8ln, --skill <=1000B/30ln (PLAN [M2] table, in the wiki). Add the byte figures.
3. "Merges are agent work" bullet says merge "applies, runs CI, lists what conflicted, stops" — omits the never-touch-main truth (#27): f0rge merge CI-gates the patch in a scratch worktree, NEVER touches main or branches; the ORCHESTRATOR fast-forwards the applied sha and deletes the branch; conflicts are reconciled by the agent. Say that.
4. No mention of the canonical agent contract: f0rge --skill (single source of truth; skill.md body == SKILL_TEXT; golden test; 1000B budget). Add one line.

Scope: .forge/wiki/docs/AGENTS.md ONLY. Token-minimal prose; no format changes; keep Install section and everything else verbatim. DONE: a fresh agent reading this AGENTS.md + f0rge --skill can run the whole daily loop with zero contradictions.