What is agents-md?
agents-md is a Claude Code mod by anthropics that aGENTS.md as project instructions, by one option. Under claude-md-or-agents-md a project with no instruction files of its own gets its AGENTS.md files instead: a prompt.context hook asks. It is listed under Context & memory and has no public popularity data yet.
| Type | Claude code mod |
|---|---|
| Author | anthropics |
| Repository | anthropics/claude-code |
| Popularity | no public popularity data yet |
| Category | Context & memory |
| Security | Low risk (84/100) |
| Rank | #2,421 of 5,272 Claude Code mods; #234 in Context & memory |
| Last commit | 2026-10-17 |
| Stars this week | +1,659 |
| Hooks | 4 events |
| Sees | Read calls, subagent spawns, the system prompt |
| Draws on | nothing |
Is agents-md safe to install?
agents-md scores 84/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. Things to review: reads environment variables. It passed 6 of 8 checks.
Mod footprints come from claude plugin validate, which lists every event a mod hooks and every API call it makes without running it.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No network access | Pass |
| Starts no processes | Pass |
| Writes no files or config | Pass |
| Reads environment variables | Review |
| Only sees the events it hooks | Pass |
| Doesn't drive Claude | Pass |
| Passes claude plugin validate | Pass |
| No license detected | Note |
API calls in its code
| Call | What it means |
|---|---|
$.env.get | reads env vars |
$.fs.ancestors | reads files |
$.session.cwd | |
$.session.root | |
$.telemetry.log | telemetry |
$.telemetry.mark | telemetry |
$.ui.log | draws interface |
How do I install agents-md?
- Check your Claude Code version. Mods need Claude Code 2.1.287 or later and are on by default.
claude --version
- Read its footprint. This lists every event it hooks and every API call it makes, without running it.
git clone https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code claude plugin validate ./claude-code/mods/agents-md
- Install it. It ships inside Claude Code. Turn it on or off from the Installed tab in /plugin.
/plugin
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs agents-md for you:
Install the "agents-md" Claude Code mod from https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code/tree/main/mods/agents-md. Run claude plugin validate on it first and show me what it can access before you enable it.
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