docs: replace howto-*.txt with HOWTO-*.md and add AGENTS.md
Replace the eight Documentation/howto-*.txt files with four consolidated
markdown documents:
HOWTO-BUILDING.md - compilation and build system internals
HOWTO-CONTRIBUTING.md - contribution guidelines and PR workflow
HOWTO-HACKING.md - usage functions, man pages, debugging
HOWTO-TESTING.md - test framework, env variables, fuzz targets
Add AGENTS.md to the project root with AI-specific coding guidance
(code style pitfalls, return conventions, memory management, commit
message format) and links to the new documentation files.
Rename 00-about-docs.txt to 00-about-docs.md with updated references.