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

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  1. mgaldys4 · · focus · HN ↗
    Even if this was an honest rollout mistake, the design is indefensible. Reading a local file should never depend on a remote feature flag, and silently skipping it with no warning is worse. I've tried to give Claude Code the benefit of the doubt, but this crosses a line.
    1. tehlike · · focus · HN ↗
      Not everything is malicious. The author of the feature already responded on why this happened
      1. chrisweekly · · focus · HN ↗
        I'm not the person you replied to, but your response misses their point: rollout issue aside, the approach is flawed by design. The feature author didn't address that at all.
        1. tehlike · · focus · HN ↗
          The person had something else before they edited. They were overly negative, saying (from my memory) that it was inexcusable, and they had enough, pointing to malice.

          The response as it is now sounds fair. Before that it was not.

          1. chrisweekly · · focus · HN ↗
            Ah, thanks for clarifying. (And shame on the GP.)
            1. [deleted] · · focus · HN ↗

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            2. mgaldys4 · · focus · HN ↗
              My only edit was to continue refuting at the beginning of the sentence that Claude Code's use of remote control to control agent.md is still incorrect. The rest is identical to the original, and my attitude before and after has not changed.

              As for whatever "had enough" he mentioned, I'm not sure whether he said it on purpose or genuinely misremembered.

              Since that's how he remembers it, so be it. I can't be bothered to explain anymore.

              1. tehlike · · focus · HN ↗
                I must have misremembered. I wish you kept the original though.

                Because "Even if this was an honest rollout mistake" this is a new addition, changes meaning quite a bit.

                I disagree with what you wrote now partially (your comment on claude), but it does sound fair, and i wouldn't have written what i wrote.

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