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Always use ASD-STE100 Simplified Technical English. Issues and PRDs are tracked in GitHub Issues. See docs/agents/issue-tracker.md. For app releases and production release authorization, use .agents/skills/release/SKILL.md. Record active data migrations, compatibility bridges, and deferred schema or code cleanup in docs/cleanup. Follow docs/cleanup/README.md for the required owner issue, execution evidence, and exit condition. Use the default Matt Pocock triage label vocabulary. See docs/agents/triage-labels.md. Use the single-context domain documentation layout. See docs/agents/domain.md. Research and spike artifacts are temporary, issue-owned work. Before creating, retaining,…

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CLAUDE.md vs AGENTS.md

About AGENTS.md

What is AGENTS.md?

An open format for instructions to coding agents, read by Codex, Cursor and others. Think of it as a README written for agents.

Where does it go?

At the repository root, with more specific files in subdirectories. Agents read the one closest to the file they're editing.

What should it contain?

Setup and test commands, code style, and the rules a new contributor would need to know.

Does Claude Code read it?

Claude Code reads CLAUDE.md. A one-line CLAUDE.md that points at AGENTS.md covers both.