Claude Code 2.1.277 adds AGENTS.md support

If a project has no CLAUDE.md, Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md, a file with project instructions.

AGENTS.md support is not yet available on Bedrock, Vertex, or Foundry.

Claim check:

• Claude Code 2.1.277 adds AGENTS.md support. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «v2.1.277 ca02e7d What’s changed Added AGENTS.md support: in a project with no CLAUDE.md, Claude Code reads AGENTS.md instead; change it under “Project instructions” in /config (not yet on Bedrock, Vertex or Foundry)»)
• If a project has no CLAUDE.md, Claude Code reads AGENTS.md instead. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Added AGENTS.md support: in a project with no CLAUDE.md, Claude Code reads AGENTS.md instead; change it under “Project instructions” in /config (not yet on Bedrock, Vertex or Foundry)»)
• AGENTS.md support is not yet available on Bedrock, Vertex, or Foundry. (confirmed by the publication itself: evidence; «Added AGENTS.md support: in a project with no CLAUDE.md, Claude Code reads AGENTS.md instead; change it under “Project instructions” in /config (not yet on Bedrock, Vertex or Foundry)»)

Publications:

• https://devops.com/claude-code-adds-agents-md-fallback-cutting-instruction-file-sprawl

Primary sources:

• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.273
• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.274
• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.277
• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.278
• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.275
• https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/releases/tag/v2.1.276
• https://blog.szypowi.cz/p/claude-code-reads-agents.md-only-when-telemetry-is-on

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