AGENTS.md examples from real projects

How real projects brief Codex, Cursor and every other agent that reads AGENTS.md.

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AnthropicAGENTS.md

knowledge-work-plugins / zoom-plugin

anthropics/knowledge-work-plugins/partner-built/zoom-plugin/AGENTS.md

Cross-platform discovery file for agent tools that look for AGENTS.md. This repository contains a Zoom developer plugin centered on SKILL.md-based workflows and reference material. Primary capabilities: - choose the right Zoom surface for a use case - plan Zoom integrations across REST APIs, SDKs, webhooks, OAuth, and MCP - debug broken Zoom integrations - build focused Zoom implementations for meetings, bots, chat, phone, contact center, and virtual agent workflows - provide deep product-specific reference material under skills/

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buffa

anthropics/buffa/AGENTS.md

No summary in the file. Open it to read it.

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uplifting-biomolecular-modeling / src

anthropics/uplifting-biomolecular-modeling/opendde/stock/src/AGENTS.md

This file applies to the whole repository unless a deeper AGENTS.md overrides it.

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OpenROAD-flow-scripts

anthropics/OpenROAD-flow-scripts/AGENTS.md

See README.md for the general ORFS guide. The OpenROAD (OR) engine source resides in tools/OpenROAD/ (git submodule). For C++/Tcl development, refer to tools/OpenROAD/AGENTS.md.

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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.