✳flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

AGENTS.md

agents.md · 863 words · saved by 1 readers

AGENTS.md is a simple, open format for guiding coding agents. Think of it as a README for agents.

AGENTS.md Why AGENTS.md? README.md files are for humans: quick starts, project descriptions, and contribution guidelines. AGENTS.md complements this by containing the extra, sometimes detailed context coding agents need: build steps, tests, and conventions that might clutter a README or aren’t relevant to human contributors. We intentionally kept it separate to: Give agents a clear, predictable place for instructions. Keep READMEs concise and focused on human contributors. Provide precise, agent-focused guidance that complements existing README and docs. Rather than introducing another proprie

Explore this link on the map →

saved by

related reading