GPT-6 Astra tip: delete your AGENTS.md and start fresh, old cruft will haunt you
i_dg23 · x · 2026-09-04
Alongside OpenAI's launch of GPT-6 Astra ("anything you can do on a computer, Astra can do for you"), early user mxstbr shares a practical tip: delete your AGENTS.md and rewrite it from scratch. Astra's very strong instruction following means accumulated cruft in old agent config files gets faithfully executed and degrades your workflow.
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