A new paper suggests that AGENTS.md files may often hinder AI coding agents.
Researchers recommend omitting LLM-generated context files entirely and limiting human-written instructions to non-inferable details - such as highly specific tooling or custom build commands.
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Despite widespread industry recommendations, a new ETH Zurich paper concludes that AGENTS.md files may often hinder AI coding agents. The researchers recommend omitting LLM-generated context files entirely and limiting human-written instructions to non-inferable details, such as highly specific tooling or custom build commands.
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