READMEs are for humans. They can be vague, based on feeling, and aren't standardized. But for an AI agent that needs to deliver a clear result, that's not enough.
Anyone who has managed a project knows you need a formatted SOP to minimize ambiguity. That's what AGENTS.md is—a simple, open format that acts as a README for your AI, with products like @OpenAI Codex CLI, Jules from @Google, and @Cursor all involved.
From that perspective, maybe managing a team and managing AI aren't so different after all :)
Been there debugging vague instructions—this clicks perfectly. Love how it frames AI management like team leadership. Great work
Does it translate the md to cursor rules? What makes it usable by these other providers?
Ngl, making a README just for AI agents is such a smart move—so many headaches avoided when setting up new projects. Love this idea, fr!
About AGENTS.md on Product Hunt
“A README, but for your AI coding agent”
AGENTS.md launched on Product Hunt on August 21st, 2025 and earned 232 upvotes and 5 comments, placing #9 on the daily leaderboard. AGENTS.md is a simple, open format for guiding coding agents, used by over 20k open-source projects. Think of it as a README for agents.
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Zac Zuo
Hi everyone!
READMEs are for humans. They can be vague, based on feeling, and aren't standardized. But for an AI agent that needs to deliver a clear result, that's not enough.
Anyone who has managed a project knows you need a formatted SOP to minimize ambiguity. That's what AGENTS.md is—a simple, open format that acts as a README for your AI, with products like @OpenAI Codex CLI, Jules from @Google, and @Cursor all involved.
From that perspective, maybe managing a team and managing AI aren't so different after all :)