What Is Agent Rules?
4.9BRAINROT SCOREAgent Rules A configuration file of persistent instructions that governs an AI coding agent's behavior across every session in a project, covering things like coding conventions, forbidden actions, or required steps.
Origin:Standard feature across coding-agent tools for project-level behavior configuration, functioning as a durable policy layer separate from any single prompt.
First Seen:2024
Peak Era:2026 (AI Coding)
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Agent Rules Detailed Enough the Agent Never Needs Correcting Twice) / -1 Aura (Agent Rules the Agent Quietly Ignores Half the Time)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Added it to the agent rules so I'd never have to remind it about that convention again."
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