Spec or format

AGENTS.md

A simple open format, a README for agents, that gives coding agents a predictable place for project context and instructions.

Why it is useful

One instruction file that most harnesses read, so project rules do not have to be copied into each tool's config.

Facts

Kind

Spec or format

Source

https://github.com/openai/agents.md

Repository

openai/agents.md

Author

OpenAI and contributors

License

MIT

Works with

codex, cursor, claude-code, opencode

Added

2026-11-04

Last verified

2026-11-04 via git ls-remote (HEAD d001185d79)

Found via

seed

Tags

• agents-md
• format
• context

Related

• MCP server

  Context7

  MCP server and CLI that fetch current, version-specific library documentation and code examples into the agent's context.

  • docs
  • mcp
  • context
• Plugin

  Continual Learning (Cursor plugin)

  Cursor plugin that keeps AGENTS.md up to date from transcript changes, using a stop hook plus a continual-learning skill that writes short high-signal bullets.

  • memory
  • agents-md
  • hooks