Tech TipsAGENTS.md: Configure AI Coding Agents That Actually Obey
AGENTS.md is a Linux Foundation-stewarded open standard, adopted by 60,000+ repositories and read natively by 20+ tools including Codex, Cursor, and Copilot. This guide covers the eight core sections, the phrasing patterns that change agent behavior, monorepo nesting, and how it differs from CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, MCP, and SKILL.md.
By Marcus Rivera · 9 min · May 31, 2026
