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title: AGENT.md
link: https://ampcode.com/news/AGENT.md
source: ampcode-com
published: 2025-05-07T00:00:00Z
updated: 2025-05-07T00:00:00Z
first_seen: 2026-10-04T12:50:30.804479567Z
summary: 'Update: Amp now looks in files named AGENTS.md (with an S). Amp now looks in the AGENT.md file at the root of your project for guidance on project structure, build & test steps, conventions, and avoiding common mistakes. Manual » Amp will offer to generate this file by reading your project and other agents'' files (.cursorrules, .cursor/rules, .windsurfrules, .clinerules, CLAUDE.md, and .github/copilot-instructions.md). We chose AGENT.md as a naming standard to avoid the proliferation of agent-specific files in your repositories. We hope other agents will follow this convention.'
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*Update: Amp now looks in files named `AGENTS.md` (with an `S`).*

Amp now looks in the `AGENT.md` file at the root of your project for guidance on project structure, build & test steps, conventions, and avoiding common mistakes. [Manual »](https://ampcode.com/manual#AGENTS.md)

Amp will offer to generate this file by reading your project and other agents' files (`.cursorrules`, `.cursor/rules`, `.windsurfrules`, `.clinerules`, `CLAUDE.md`, and `.github/copilot-instructions.md`).

We chose `AGENT.md` as a naming standard to avoid the proliferation of agent-specific files in your repositories. We [hope](https://x.com/sqs/status/1920029114125201570) other agents will follow this convention.