CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, AGENTS.md — How to Give Context to AI Coding Agents
The complete guide to Claude Code CLAUDE.md, Cursor .cursorrules, and the universal AGENTS.md standard. All the ways to give your AI agent project context.
CLAUDE.md, .cursorrules, AGENTS.md — How to Give Context to AI Coding Agents
Are you repeating yourself every session? "Use TypeScript", "This is App Router", "Always run tests" — there's a file for that. A markdown file in your project root that your AI reads automatically, every time.
This post covers everything: Claude Code's CLAUDE.md, Cursor's .cursorrules, and the 2026 universal standard AGENTS.md — all the ways to give your AI coding agent project context.
Why You Need Rules Files
AI coding tools are smart, but they don't know your project.
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