Claude Code adds AGENTS.md support in v2.1.277 as fallback to CLAUDE.md

steipete · x · 2026-09-19

Anthropic's Claude Code now supports AGENTS.md: starting with version 2.1.277, if no CLAUDE.md exists in a folder, Claude will check for and use AGENTS.md instead. The behavior can be toggled in /config. The move signals convergence toward the community-standard agent instruction file, with Anthropic CEO Michael Truell quipping "AI is finally aligned."

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