Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md
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AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
Why it matters
Claude Code now falls back to reading AGENTS.md when a project has no CLAUDE.md, so teams standardizing on the emerging AGENTS.md convention get instructions picked up automatically.