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Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on [fixed]

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mpoteat · 1790168190 · focus · HN ↗
Sorry folks, this is a rollout artifact, we needed a way to turn this off remotely via feature flags if it broke something, and with telemetry off you don't get those. It's already been fixed as part of v2.1.281 releasing today.
The mod is source available here: <a href="https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/tree/main/mods/agents-md" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/tree/main/mods/age...
Apologies again folks, this was a fully human error on my part - I should've found a better way to launch with a kill-switch.
1. michaellee8 · 1790168895 · focus · HN ↗
  Really loved this Tibo-level responsiveness, if Anthropic can keep it up with this level of service, I am pretty sure a lot of people will just ditch their ChatGPT subscription and just move to Claude.
  1. d5lt5 · 1790169670 · focus · HN ↗
    On the other hand, if Anthropic is to follow the industry standards, this would never have happened in the first place. It's not like the feature gates are the frontier of software development.
    bpodgursky · 1790172143 · focus · HN ↗
    This is the most symbolic and unimportant change in history (you can literally just symlink), I think people will be fine.
    d5lt5 · 1790172448 · focus · HN ↗
    Symlink requires admin, and most people do not run CC as admin with bypass permissions though.
    arcfour · 1790172672 · focus · HN ↗
    ? You need root to run ln? Since when?
    farlight · 1790172895 · focus · HN ↗
    On Windows you do. If you have to suffer it for some reason.
    arcfour · 1790172972 · focus · HN ↗
    Ah, right. Windows...
    Does that apply to WSL? I would assume everyone develops on WSL these days if they have to use Windows, at least...
    d5lt5 · 1790174341 · focus · HN ↗
    There is a very valid reason on Windows not to allow people to do 'ln -s' without an admin.
    WSL also has a huge perf hit when you cross FS boundary, but perhaps you have never experienced it, because you said, "Ah, right. Windows..."
    But at least you've heard about WSL!
    arcfour · 1790176191 · focus · HN ↗
    Yes, I prefer to use functional operating systems, or at least ones I can fix myself, without incurring a "huge performance hit" by wrapping them in spyware disguised as an OS ;-)
    d5lt5 · 1790240777 · focus · HN ↗
    Maybe you can link your PRs where you fixed the system.
    Or maybe you are just another brainwashed person who decided to follow the flock/horde, because OS'es are not about emotions, but about getting stuff done. If you feel emotional about the tool, I have bad news for you, and good news for your future therapist.
    arcfour · 1790436339 · focus · HN ↗
    Huh? I like my functional OS? How am I going to submit PRs to fix Windows?
    Are you alright?

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