AGENTS.md: Open Format for Coding Agents Used in 60,000+ Projects
lee_stott · x · 2026-08-15
AGENTS.md is a simple open format for guiding coding agents, already used in over 60,000 open-source projects. It acts as a README for agents, storing instructions, context, and build steps. Maintained by AAIF, it has 24k+ GitHub stars and 307 contributors.
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