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# [AGENTS.md is now the most-read document in your company. It is also the worst-written.](https://levelbrook.hashnode.dev/agents-md-is-now-the-most-read-document-in-your-company-it-is-also-the-worst-written?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Claude Code started reading AGENTS.md this week, which means one file is now consulted by every coding agent on every task, hundreds of times a day, m

Sep 21 · 10 min read · levelbrook.hashnode.dev  
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