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AGENTS.md vs CLAUDE.md vs .mdc: which file does your AI coding tool actually read?

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If you use more than one AI coding tool, you have probably ended up with a small zoo of instruction files: AGENTS.md , CLAUDE.md , .cursorrules , a few files in .cursor/rules/ , maybe .github/copilot-instructions.md . They all say roughly the same thing, and they slowly drift apart. The annoying pa…

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  1. 2026-10-30 16:48 · DEV Community — AI
    AGENTS.md vs CLAUDE.md vs .mdc: which file does your AI coding tool actually read?

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