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+# Agent guidance
+
+This file is read by automated agents (security scanners, code analyzers,
+AI assistants) operating on this repository. It points them at the
+human-authored references they should consult before producing output.
+
+## Security
+
+Security model: [SECURITY.md](./SECURITY.md), which links to the Apache
+Cassandra project security model.
+
+This repository is part of the Apache Cassandra project. Its security model -
+trust boundaries, in-scope / out-of-scope declarations, the security
+properties the project provides and disclaims, and how findings are triaged -
+is the umbrella Cassandra security model linked from SECURITY.md. Consult it
+before reporting security issues.
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+# Security Policy
+
+## Reporting a Vulnerability
+
+Please report suspected security vulnerabilities privately to the Apache
+Security Team at <security@apache.org>, following the ASF process at
+<https://www.apache.org/security/>. Do not open public GitHub issues or pull
+requests for security reports.
+
+## Security Model
+
+This repository is part of the Apache Cassandra project. The project's
+security model - what is in and out of scope, the trust boundaries it
+assumes, the security properties it provides and disclaims, and how findings
+are triaged - is documented in the main apache/cassandra repository:
+
+https://github.com/apache/cassandra/blob/trunk/doc/modules/cassandra/pages/reference/security-model.adoc