--- title: Claude can now read your AGENTS.md files, but the... description: Anthropic announced that Claude can now read AGENTS.md files, the cross-model standard for storing AI agent instructions, instead of relying solely on its... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/claude-can-now-read-your-agents-md-files-but-the-community-isn-t-so-enthused-about-it-t7z0akm4m twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Claude can now read your AGENTS.md files, but the community isn't so enthused about it | daily.dev og:description: Anthropic announced that Claude can now read AGENTS.md files, the cross-model standard for storing AI agent instructions, instead of relying solely on its... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/claude-can-now-read-your-agents-md-files-but-the-community-isn-t-so-enthused-about-it-t7z0akm4m og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/T7z0AkM4m.png og:image:alt: Claude can now read your AGENTS.md files, but the community isn't so enthused about it og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Claude can now read your AGENTS.md files, but the community isn't so enthused about it **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Anthropic announced that Claude can now read AGENTS.md files, the cross-model standard for storing AI agent instructions, instead of relying solely on its proprietary CLAUDE.md format. Reaction on X was positive, but the r/ClaudeAI community was less impressed, calling it a small, overdue fix rather than a major update. Some users note that CLAUDE.md still supports Claude-specific syntax that AGENTS.md can't capture, so heavy Claude users may still prefer the proprietary file. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does Claude Code support AGENTS.md files now, or only CLAUDE.md? Claude Code now supports AGENTS.md files in addition to its proprietary CLAUDE.md format. Previously Claude only reliably used CLAUDE.md, which held Claude-specific instructions that other AI models couldn't fully interpret. AGENTS.md is the portable, cross-model standard, so this change lets configuration files be shared across different AI tools without rewriting them for Claude. _daily.dev helps developers track agent-config standards like AGENTS.md as AI coding tools evolve._ ### Should I still use a CLAUDE.md file if I mainly work with Claude Code? Yes, CLAUDE.md is still recommended for users who primarily rely on Claude Code, since it supports Claude-specific syntax and instructions that the generic AGENTS.md format doesn't capture. AGENTS.md remains better suited for portability across multiple AI models rather than for squeezing out Claude-specific behavior. _Developers weighing AGENTS.md against CLAUDE.md can follow these config debates on daily.dev._ --- Tags: [#ai-agents](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-agents), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#anthropic](https://daily.dev/tags/anthropic), [#claude-code](https://daily.dev/tags/claude-code) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/claude-can-now-read-your-agents-md-files-but-the-community-isn-t-so-enthused-about-it-t7z0akm4m) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Claude can now read your AGENTS.md files, but the community isn't so enthused about it","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-can-now-read-your-agents-md-files-but-the-community-isn-t-so-enthused-about-it-t7z0akm4m","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-can-now-read-your-agents-md-files-but-the-community-isn-t-so-enthused-about-it-t7z0akm4m"},"datePublished":"2026-09-19T05:50:38.360Z","dateModified":"2026-10-15T02:22:32.389Z","description":"Anthropic announced that Claude can now read AGENTS.md files, the cross-model standard for storing AI agent instructions, instead of relying solely on its...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2d1e8d0f9780334a4730c2af85a6473b?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/2d1e8d0f9780334a4730c2af85a6473b?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"XDA Developers","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"XDA Developers","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--kCg6yyAP--/f_auto,q_auto/v1774964407/logos/xda-developers?_a=BAMAMiWQ0","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-can-now-read-your-agents-md-files-but-the-community-isn-t-so-enthused-about-it-t7z0akm4m","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ai-agents,ai-coding,anthropic,claude-code","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"XDA Developers","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Claude can now read your AGENTS.md files, but the community isn't so enthused about it"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/claude-can-now-read-your-agents-md-files-but-the-community-isn-t-so-enthused-about-it-t7z0akm4m#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Does Claude Code support AGENTS.md files now, or only CLAUDE.md?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Claude Code now supports AGENTS.md files in addition to its proprietary CLAUDE.md format. 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