Zac Zuo

AGENTS.md - A README, but for your AI coding agent

AGENTS.md is a simple, open format for guiding coding agents, used by over 20k open-source projects. Think of it as a README for agents.

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Zac Zuo
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Hi everyone!

READMEs are for humans. They can be vague, based on feeling, and aren't standardized. But for an AI agent that needs to deliver a clear result, that's not enough.

Anyone who has managed a project knows you need a formatted SOP to minimize ambiguity. That's what AGENTS.md is—a simple, open format that acts as a README for your AI, with products like @OpenAI Codex CLI, Jules from @Google, and @Cursor all involved.

From that perspective, maybe managing a team and managing AI aren't so different after all :)

Jorge Alcántara
Does it translate the md to cursor rules? What makes it usable by these other providers?
Cruise Chen

Ngl, making a README just for AI agents is such a smart move—so many headaches avoided when setting up new projects. Love this idea, fr!

Dongnan

Been there debugging vague instructions—this clicks perfectly. Love how it frames AI management like team leadership. Great work

Tushar Bhosale

A robust platform for building and scaling AI products—bringing top models and tools together is a big advantage.

Eze Ndi Eze

Congrats to the OpenAI team on the launch! 🚀

At Kliq AI Land, we’re building the Kliq Playground—a full-stack Web4 AI platform where anyone can build, train, and deploy custom AI agents in one place. ✨ Powered by Web4 Native tech and Quantum-Enhanced Intelligence, we’re excited to see how innovations like this push the entire AI ecosystem forward.