An AGENTS.md is a Markdown file used in software projects to provide structured instructions for AI coding agents.
Often seen as a companion to the human-focused README.md, offering machine-readable guidance on project setup, coding styles, testing commands, and contribution rules to help AI tools generate consistent, compliant code.
The .md extension stands "Markdown", a lightweight markup language for creating formatted plain-text documents that render as HTML, commonly used for documentation.
Often seen as a companion to the human-focused README.md, offering machine-readable guidance on project setup, coding styles, testing commands, and contribution rules to help AI tools generate consistent, compliant code.
The .md extension stands "Markdown", a lightweight markup language for creating formatted plain-text documents that render as HTML, commonly used for documentation.