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.
Reader 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.