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README.md explains the project to humans. AGENTS.md explains it to AI coding agents. I think it'll become a standard file for teams using AI-assisted development.

A developer proposes that AGENTS.md, a file explaining a project to AI coding agents, could become a standard alongside README.md for teams using AI-assisted development.

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README.md explains the project to humans. AGENTS.md explains it to AI coding agents. I think it'll become a standard file for teams using AI-assisted development.
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README.md explains the project to humans. AGENTS.md explains it to AI coding agents. I think it'll become a standard file for teams using AI-assisted development.

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