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AGENTS.md standard support in Copilot Chat in VS Code [GA] (#57874)

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* **Agent instructions** are used by AI agents. * **Agent instructions** are used by AI agents.
You can create one or more `AGENTS.md` files, stored anywhere within the repository. When {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} is working, the nearest `AGENTS.md` file in the directory tree will take precedence. For more information, see the [openai/agents.md repository](https://github.com/openai/agents.md). {% data reusables.copilot.custom-instructions-agents %}
Alternatively, you can use a single `CLAUDE.md` or `GEMINI.md` file stored in the root of the repository. Alternatively, you can use a single `CLAUDE.md` or `GEMINI.md` file stored in the root of the repository.
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* **Agent instructions** are used by AI agents. * **Agent instructions** are used by AI agents.
For {% data variables.copilot.copilot_chat_short %} in {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode_shortname %}, instructions must be in a file called `AGENTS.md` in the root of the workspace. For more information, see the [openai/agents.md repository](https://github.com/openai/agents.md). {% data reusables.copilot.custom-instructions-agents %}
> [!NOTE]
> Support of `AGENTS.md` files outside of the workspace root is currently turned off by default. For details of how to enable this feature, see [Use custom instructions in VS Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/copilot/customization/custom-instructions#_use-an-agentsmd-file) in the {% data variables.product.prodname_vscode_shortname %} documentation.
## Creating repository-wide custom instructions ## Creating repository-wide custom instructions

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You can create one or more `AGENTS.md` files, stored anywhere within the repository. When {% data variables.product.prodname_copilot_short %} is working, the nearest `AGENTS.md` file in the directory tree will take precedence. For more information, see the [openai/agents.md repository](https://github.com/openai/agents.md).

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**1:** Repository-wide instructions (using the `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file).<br> **1:** Repository-wide instructions (using the `.github/copilot-instructions.md` file).<br>
**2:** Repository-wide instructions and path-specific instructions (using `.github/instructions/**/NAME.instructions.md` files).<br> **2:** Repository-wide instructions and path-specific instructions (using `.github/instructions/**/NAME.instructions.md` files).<br>
**3:** Repository-wide instructions, path-specific instructions, and a single `AGENTS.md` file in the root of the workspace.<br> **3:** Repository-wide instructions, path-specific instructions, and agent instructions (using `AGENTS.md` files).<br>
**4:** Repository-wide instructions, path-specific instructions, and agent instructions (using `AGENTS.md`, `CLAUDE.md` or `GEMINI.md` files).<br> **4:** Repository-wide instructions, path-specific instructions, and agent instructions (using `AGENTS.md`, `CLAUDE.md` or `GEMINI.md` files).<br>
**X:** Custom instructions are not supported.<br> **X:** Custom instructions are not supported.<br>
**N/A:** Feature not available on this platform. **N/A:** Feature not available on this platform.