AGENTS.md Specification

The AGENTS.md specification defines a standard Markdown file format for providing project context, build instructions, coding standards, and testing procedures to AI coding agents. The file is version-controlled with the project and discovered by AI tools at predictable locations in the repository tree.

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aid: agents-md:agents-md-specification
name: AGENTS.md Specification
description: The AGENTS.md specification defines a standard Markdown file format for providing project
  context, build instructions, coding standards, and testing procedures to AI coding agents. The file
  is version-controlled with the project and discovered by AI tools at predictable locations in the repository
  tree.
humanURL: https://agents.md/
tags:
- Open Standard
- AI Agents
- Developer Workflow
- Specification
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://agents.md/
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/openai/agents.md