Migrate GitHub Copilot instructions to AGENTS.md#3655
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Move .github/copilot-instructions.md to AGENTS.md, and generalize the wording, so it will apply to Codex CLI, Cursor, OpenCode, RooCode, and many other AI coding agents. Also add CLAUDE.md as a symlink to AGENTS.md so Claude Code reads the same guidance. Copilot coding agent now supports AGENTS.md custom instructions, as more coding agents support it. Migrating from GitHub Copilot's custom instructions file to AGENTS.md will help developers leverage more and different coding agents than just GitHub Copilot. Reference: - https://agents.md/ - https://github.blog/changelog/2025-08-28-copilot-coding-agent-now-supports-agents-md-custom-instructions/
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There's still a bunch of copilot-specific wording in the doc; but also, claude code doesn't read AGENTS.md, so we'd need a symlink to CLAUDE.md as well (or its own doc)
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Copilot coding agent now supports AGENTS.md custom instructions, as more coding agents support it. Migrating from GitHub Copilot's custom instructions file to AGENTS.md will help developers leverage more and different coding agents than just GitHub Copilot.
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