Agents.md may trick us into writing better docs
15 days ago
- #developer-tools
- #documentation
- #AI-coding-assistants
- Developers often avoid writing documentation despite spending time on code optimization.
- AGENTS.md is a documentation standard aimed at AI coding assistants, making documentation more appealing to developers.
- AI coding assistants struggle with project-specific conventions, leading to repeated context provision.
- Rule files (like AGENTS.md) help mitigate the stateless nature of AI models by providing consistent context.
- Different AI coding assistants have their own rule file formats (e.g., Cursor Rules, CLAUDE.md).
- AGENTS.md serves as a README for AI agents, detailing project conventions, architecture, and guidelines.
- AGENTS.md provides instant gratification as AI assistants immediately utilize the provided context.
- Over 25,000 projects use AGENTS.md, with support from 12 major AI coding assistants.
- AGENTS.md can be nested in monorepos, with the closest file taking precedence.
- AGENTS.md standardizes context provision across multiple AI tools, improving documentation practices.