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Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md

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  1. askonomm · · focus · HN ↗
    Finally doing something standards-compliant instead of forcing users into a proprietary workflow.
    1. swyx · · focus · HN ↗
      fwiw, i am with thariq <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;trq212&#x2F;status&#x2F;2092302273099796842" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;x.com&#x2F;trq212&#x2F;status&#x2F;2092302273099796842 in that prompts should be tuned for models and in fact blindly applying agents.md is probably an antipattern unless you want all models to basically converge to some common ill defined of instruction following - good local minima, bad global minima for model diversity and exploration of intelligence.

      aka, sometimes it really is too early to force a standard

      1. deaux · · focus · HN ↗
        19 out of 20 harnesses supporting the standard isn&#x27;t &quot;too early&quot;.

        Tariq is wrong and it&#x27;s not an antipattern. Reason being that a good AGENTS.md impacts all models in a positive manner. If it affects certain models negatively, it means you&#x27;re putting the wrong things in it.

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