Intelligent Instruction Distribution Mechanisms in Large Projects
In a monorepo project containing multiple submodules, AGENTS.md enables intelligent hierarchical management of instructions through the nearest-neighbor-first principle. Each sub-module can have a separate AGENTS.md file, and the AI intelligence will automatically recognize and use the file command closest to the current working directory.
Example of a typical project structure:
- The root directory holds the global generic commands
- The frontend/ directory contains front-end configurations for React/Vite, etc.
- backend/ directory defines server-side test specifications
This layered design enables AI to maintain 10+ sub-projects at the same time without command confusion, and automatically blocks irrelevant commands when dealing with specific modules, reducing the error rate by more than 50%. For example, when performing front-end development, back-end test commands will not interfere with the operational flow.
This answer comes from the articleAGENTS.md: an open-format file providing guidance for AI-programmed intelligencesThe
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