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# [New Study Says AGENTS.md Makes AI Worse — But There's a Catch](https://clawsouls.hashnode.dev/new-study-says-agentsmd-makes-ai-worse-but-theres-a-catch-1?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The Headline That Scared the AI Community A new paper from ETH Zurich just dropped a bomb: AGENTS.md files make coding agents worse. "Evaluating AGENTS.md: Are Repository-Level Context Files Helpful for Coding Agents?" by Gloaguen, Mündler, Müller, R...

Mar 4 · 4 min read · clawsouls.hashnode.dev  
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