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

741 points · 285 comments · datadrivenangel

perganomoly · 1789783761 · focus · HN ↗
The fact that it took this long to add such a basic feature is a disgrace. I’m not even remotely satisfied. Bailed on Claude ages ago. Rolling Codex, Gemini, and Qwen3.8 30B. The only way I’m going back to Anthropic is if they drop and Culture Series mind.
1. thiht · 1789814121 · focus · HN ↗
  That’s a strong opinion for a mild inconvenience that’s trivially solved with a symlink
  1. arendtio · 1789939179 · focus · HN ↗
    I think the problem is deeper. I mean, calling it claude.md in the first place is weird, and not adopting agents.md causes the ecosystem to fracture.
    Sometimes, Anthropic has pushed standards (MCP, Skills), and that is great, but other times they have explicitly built incompatibilities. With the Plug-in marketplaces, it is quite similar.

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