Verification register AI & Agents
Living definition
What is AGENTS.md?
Agentic Frameworks & Autonomy AI & Agents
- As of
- 2026-10-02
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
AGENTS.md is a plain-text file convention that project repositories use to give coding agents structured instructions — build steps, conventions, and constraints — the same way a README informs human contributors.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-02, verified readiness is 35 (claimed 75, reported 35, gap 40) — Critical evidence strength; current signals suggest Adopt conditionally for concise repository instructions.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for AGENTS.md.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06