Amp — Rules
- File format
- Markdown
- Discovery paths
AGENTS.md,AGENT.md,CLAUDE.md- Global install path
~/.config/amp- Syllago install method
- Symlink, Direct copy
- Symlink support
- Yes
- Native frontmatter fields
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 | TranslatedConversion type: TranslatedActively 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 | TranslatedConversion type: TranslatedActively 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 |