aid: agent-md
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/agent-md/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: AGENT.md
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - AI Agents
  - AI Copilot
  - Coding Standards
  - Developer Workflow
  - Configuration
  - Standards
description: >-
  AGENT.md is a vendor-neutral AI coding agent configuration file format providing
  project context and instructions for AI agents. It serves as an alternative to
  AGENTS.md, unifying agent guidance across tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor,
  Claude, and other AI coding assistants.
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis: []
common:
  - url: https://github.com/buildkite/agent-stack-k8s/blob/main/AGENT.md
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://docs.github.com/en/copilot/customizing-copilot/adding-repository-custom-instructions-for-github-copilot
    type: Documentation
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/agent-md/refs/heads/main/json-schema/agent-md-schema.json
    type: JSONSchema
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/agent-md/refs/heads/main/json-ld/agent-md-context.jsonld
    type: JSONLDContext
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/agent-md/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/agent-md-vocabulary.yaml
    type: Vocabulary
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com