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Developers find most AGENTS.md rules ignored by coding agents
Original: I keep seeing teams treat their AGENTS.md like a config file: write the rules once, assume the agent... # ai # codequali
A claim circulating among developers: teams write long AGENTS.md instruction files for AI coding agents and treat them like configuration, assuming the agent follows every rule. One cited example found that 25 of 26 rules in a 755-line file changed nothing in the agent's behaviour. Developers are debating whether these instruction files actually work and how to write agent guidance that matters.
Why now: AI coding agents are widely adopted and teams are questioning whether long instruction files actually influence agent behaviour
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- I keep seeing teams treat their AGENTS.md like a config file: write the rules once, assume the agent... # ai # codequality # devtools # programming # software # coding # development # engineering # inclusive # community 25 of 26 rules in a 755-line AGENTS.md changed nothing · hackaday@www.urbanmind.net · 5
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