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Claude Code now reads AGENTS.md if there is no Claude.md

Claude Code changelog - Claude Code Docs

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September 18, 2026

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claude --version to check your installed version. September 18, 2026 - Added AGENTS.md support: in a project with no CLAUDE.md, Claude Code reads AGENTS.md instead; change it under “Project instructions” in /config (not yet on Bedrock, Vertex or Foundry) - Added CLAUDE_GATEWAY_PROXY_IS_EGRESS_BOUNDARY=1 for Claude apps gateways whose only egress is a forward proxy: every outbound request hands the...

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