Apr 29, 2026 — 15 min — Platform & AI
Your Repo Needs an Agent Harness, Not More Prompt Paste
A critical guide to README.md, AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, SKILL.md, .agents, and .claude patterns for teams that want coding agents to follow repo rules without stuffing every workflow into one giant prompt.
Outcome: Defined a repo documentation harness that separates human orientation, always-loaded agent rules, tool-specific compatibility files, on-demand skills, dynamic docs, and deterministic enforcement.