06 / Memory & Steering
AGENTS.md
A file the agent reads at the start of every session: the project’s standing brief on how things are done here. The cheapest, highest-return thing most teams are not doing.
How you’ll hear it
“How does it know our house style?”
“It reads the project brief file at the start of every session.”
Avoid
Re-explaining the same rules in every session.
The longer version
AGENTS.md is a plain text file an agent reads at the start of each session: the standing brief on how things are done in this project. It takes an hour to write and pays back every day.