---
id: "agentsmd-agents-md"
title: "AGENTS.md"
creator: "AGENTS.md (multi-vendor open format)"
url: "https://agents.md/"
level: "beginner"
category: "agents"
models: ["any"]
source_date: null
date_added: "2026-10-18"
---

[Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)

# AGENTS.md

by AGENTS.md (multi-vendor open format)

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Open format for a repo instruction file that coding agents read.

The format gives repositories a recognizable place for instructions intended for coding agents. It helps readers distinguish project guidance from the task request supplied during an individual session.

Level: [Beginner](/levels/index.md#beginner)
Models: any
Category: [Agents and harnesses](/agents/index.md)
Tags: [coding-agents](/tags/coding-agents/index.md), [instruction-files](/tags/instruction-files/index.md)
Source date: date not stated
Added: 2026-10-18
Last verified: 2026-10-18
Status: ok

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