SMRTR ProgrammingAug 11, 2026Daily.dev

AGENTS.md vs. skills: How to steer a coding agent

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Choosing between AGENTS.md and skills for coding agent instructions is less important than building a feedback loop to verify those instructions actually work. AGENTS.md suits always-on, universal rules; skills handle large or situational workflows. The real issue is measurability — untested agent configs drift silently, and only reproducible evals run in CI can tell you whether your steering is actually holding.

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