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agentsmd/agents.md — explained in plain English

Analysis updated 2026-05-18

★ 21,034TypeScriptAudience · developerComplexity · 1/5LicenseSetup · easy

vibe map

mindmap
  root((agents.md))
    What it does
      File format standard
      AI agent context
      Project documentation
    Key sections
      Dev environment
      Testing instructions
      PR conventions
    Format
      Plain Markdown
      Human-readable
      Machine-parseable
    Use cases
      AI pair programming
      Automated code review
      Agent onboarding
    Audience
      AI tool builders
      Open source maintainers

mindmap root((agents.md)) What it does File format standard AI agent context Project documentation Key sections Dev environment Testing instructions PR conventions Format Plain Markdown Human-readable Machine-parseable Use cases AI pair programming Automated code review Agent onboarding Audience AI tool builders Open source maintainers

what do people make with this?

VIBE 1

Add an agents.md file to your repo so AI coding assistants understand your dev setup, testing process, and contribution rules.

VIBE 2

Build AI tools that read agents.md to automatically onboard themselves to new codebases without asking for manual context.

VIBE 3

Document project conventions in a machine-readable format that both humans and AI agents can follow consistently.

what's the stack?

TypeScriptNext.jsMarkdown

how it stacks up fr

	agentsmd/agents.md	elastic/kibana	coleam00/archon
Stars	21,034	21,076	20,925
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript	TypeScript
Setup difficulty	easy	hard	moderate
Complexity	1/5	3/5	4/5
Audience	developer	data	developer

Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.

how do i run it?

Difficulty · easy time til it works · 5min

Use freely for any purpose including commercial, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

in plain english

AGENTS.md is an open file format standard for giving AI coding agents context and instructions about a software project. Think of it as a README, but written specifically for AI agents rather than human developers, a predictable, dedicated place where an agent can look to understand how to work on the codebase. An AGENTS.md file lives in a project's repository and can contain things like dev environment tips (commands to use, toolchain notes), testing instructions (how to run the test suite, linting requirements), and pull request conventions. The format is simple plain Markdown. The repository also includes a Next.js website at agents.md that explains the format and shows examples.

prompts (copy fr)

prompt 1

Create an agents.md file for my TypeScript project that explains how to set up the dev environment, run tests, and submit pull requests.

prompt 2

Show me an example agents.md file that documents linting rules, test commands, and code style conventions for an open source project.

prompt 3

How should I structure an agents.md file to help AI agents understand my monorepo's folder layout and build process?

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