Re:Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
by thiht on Saturday September 19, 2026 @05:48PM
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Don’t forget the initial context, my point was that saying Anthropic is a disgrace for not supporting AGENTS.md was an overreaction, because it’s solved with a symlink.
I don’t disagree with anything you say, I just don’t think AGENTS.md ever was a big deal, just a small annoyance
Re:Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
by jluysvi on Sunday September 20, 2026 @02:50AM
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Bad take. You should feel bad.
Re:Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
by kelseyfrog on Sunday September 20, 2026 @10:36AM
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This kind of comment doesn't belong on hacker news.
Re:Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
by zeratax on Tuesday September 22, 2026 @04:46AM
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not that i agree, but this is what an anthropic engineer said about this:
> Our reasoning for this was that we don't think that model families are interchangeable and the system prompt can have a big impact on performance.
If you think I'm wrong, and these arguments have nothing to do with it, just tell us what explains Claude not supporting AGENTS.md.
Was it such a grand engineering challenge? Too many 'legacy' projects relying on both AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md and that has recently changed?
I've made clear my belief on the reason behind it - branding decisions outweighing utility.
Add something to the thread by sharing your version of a 'more likely' decision process that led to the choice to only now support it.