EPISODE · Mar 10, 2026 · 23 MIN

306 - Keeping your agent instructions in sync and effective

from Fragmented - AI Developer Podcast · host Kaushik Gopal, Iury Souza

AGENTS.md is becoming the common language for AI coding tools, but keeping repo rules, personal rules, and tool-specific files in sync is still messy. In this episode, Kaushik and Iury break down the sync problem, compare their own setups, and unpack what the latest AGENTS.md research actually says. Full shownotes at fragmentedpodcast.com. Show Notes The sync problem AGENTS.md - Official spec Custom instructions with AGENTS.md - Open AI Keep your AGENTS.md in sync - Kaushik's post Rulesync - What Iury uses Tweet by Ryan Carson and Claude frustrations Other links Evaluating AGENTS.md: Are Repository-Level Context Files Helpful for Coding Agents? Harness engineering - Check the section about using AGENTS.md as a table of contents OpenCode Get in touch We'd love to hear from you. Email is the best way to reach us or you can check our contact page for other ways. We want to hear all the feedback: what's working, what's not, topics you'd like to hear more on. Contact us Newsletter Youtube Website Co-hosts: Kaushik Gopal Iury Souza [!fyi] We transitioned from Android development to AI starting withEp. #300. Listen to that episode for the full story behind our new direction.