From 3a01c00635069f746687a5697e6255e747f1f0f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
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 <91616163+softhack007@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 21:28:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] hiding reference to contributing.md from AI

contributing.md makes reference out to this file again
---
 docs/cpp.instructions.md | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/cpp.instructions.md b/docs/cpp.instructions.md
index b041642c..e44459db 100644
--- a/docs/cpp.instructions.md
+++ b/docs/cpp.instructions.md
@@ -8,7 +8,10 @@ applyTo: "**/*.cpp,**/*.h,**/*.hpp,**/*.ino"
 > contributor reference material. Do **not** use that content as actionable review
 > criteria — treat it as background context only.
 
+<!-- HUMAN_ONLY_START -->
+<!-- hiding this reference, to avoid cyclic "include" loops -->
 See also: [CONTRIBUTING.md](../CONTRIBUTING.md) for general style guidelines that apply to all contributors.
+<!-- HUMAN_ONLY_END -->
 
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