Capital de TokensAGENTS.md Improves Coordination, but Doesn't Replace Quality
Watch on YouTube In other words, AGENTS.md improves coordination; it doesn't replace quality engineering. What would you include in a first version? Very little and very specific: how to set up the environment, the main verification commands, which directories or files require special care, style rules that do not
In other words, AGENTS.md improves coordination; it doesn’t replace quality engineering. What would you include in a first version? Very little and very specific: how to set up the environment, the main verification commands, which directories or files require special care, style rules that automated tools don’t detect, and safety limits. I would add a rule that’s often missing: when to stop and ask for clarification. A good agent doesn’t just need instructions for taking action; it needs conditions for not taking action. Excellent point. “Don’t change public contracts without confirmation,” “don’t migrate data automatically,” “don’t delete generated files without verifying their origin”: these phrases reduce harm caused by overinitiative.
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