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

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!

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.