---
type: Glossary Term
title: AGENTS.md
description: A convention standard introduced by OpenAI – a Markdown file in the repository that gives AI agents instructions for navigating and working in the codebase.
resource: "https://www.contextstudios.ai/glossary/agents-md"
category: agentic
language: en
timestamp: "2026-02-05T22:08:50.183Z"
---

# AGENTS.md

A convention standard introduced by OpenAI – a Markdown file in the repository that gives AI agents instructions for navigating and working in the codebase.

## Business Value

Makes your codebase 'agent-friendly' and enables different AI tools to work consistently and safely with your code.

## Context Studios Perspective

We recommend AGENTS.md as standard for every new project. It's like a README, but for your AI colleagues instead of humans.