Inside a multi-hundred-line AGENTS file that tells agents which assignment parts matter
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-09-06
Continuation of Matthew Green's thread: the AGENTS file tells coding agents which parts of an assignment are glue and which are conceptually important, with extensive instructions on teaching concepts. Students don't have to use it and can bypass it — it exists to help them pass.
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