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Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md

SteadyVane has taken 35 readings of Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md since Sep 18, 2026: 223 upvotes at the first reading, 739 at the latest (+516). Its biggest one-day gain was +465 on Sep 19, 2026.

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739

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first seen Sep 18, 2026 · last seen Sep 23, 2026 · published Sep 18, 2026

Day by day

Day (UTC)	upvotes	Change
Sep 23, 2026	739	0
Sep 22, 2026	739	+5
Sep 21, 2026	734	+7
Sep 20, 2026	727	+14
Sep 19, 2026	713	+465
Sep 18, 2026	248	+25

Each day's last reading. Change: against the day before (after days with no reading: since the last day that has one); the first day shows the change within that day.

Featured on 1 day: September 19, 2026.

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