Amp — Rules
- File format
- Markdown
- Discovery paths
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AGENTS.md,AGENT.md,CLAUDE.md - Global install path
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~/.config/amp - Syllago install method
- Symlink, Direct copy
- Symlink support
- Yes
- Native frontmatter fields
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globs
Features
How each feature converts to syllago's canonical format. See format conversion for what these statuses mean.
Other features
Behaviors, conventions, and capabilities that aren't tied to a single named field — things like path-based activation, discovery rules, and lifecycle behavior.
| Feature | Conversion | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical filename: AGENT.md | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | Rules live in a fixed-name AGENT.md file with no frontmatter or directory wrapper — plain Markdown body only. |
| Project-scope placement at repository root | Translated Conversion type: Translated Actively mapped to the target provider’s equivalent field during conversion. Learn more → | AGENT.md sits at the project repo root; team-shared via version control, applied when Amp operates in that project. |
| Plain Markdown, no frontmatter | Conversion type: No canonical equivalent — appended as prose in a conversion notes block so nothing is silently lost. Learn more → | AGENT.md is plain Markdown with heading-organized sections — no YAML frontmatter or structured metadata. |
Sources
| Source |
|---|
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sourcegraph/amp-examples-and-guides/main/AGENT.md |
| https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sourcegraph/amp-examples-and-guides/main/guides/agent-file/AGENT.md |