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Readiness verdict

AGENTS.md

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-08-20
Revision
1
Method
v1.3.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Mature

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
72% · stale
Computed at
2026-08-20T10:53:54.768197+00:00
Claimed
85

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
84

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
77

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+8

Claimed leads verified

Evidence strength Critical

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-08-20

Low-friction candidate

Why
Near-zero cost, broad ecosystem support, and we already run an equivalent (CLAUDE.md). But the research split (efficiency gains vs success-rate losses) means treat it as a convenience/efficiency aid, not a correctness lever, and avoid over-stuffing.
Next
Keep CLAUDE.md/AGENTS.md lean and command-focused (build/test/style), measure whether it changes agent task outcomes on a few real tasks, and prune aggressively rather than padding — per the conflicting study evidence.

Constraints

Blockers

No named blocker is present in the current public projection.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
11
Tier 1
0
Tier 2
1
Tier 3
10
Supports
8
Contradicts
2
Context
1
Latest observed
2026-06-24

Counts and dates only. Raw signals, private excerpts, trust records, and internal corpus material are not published here.

Publication record

Revisions

Initial public reading

  1. 2026-07-19 Reading moved from mature to mature.

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