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// agents Β· ciembor/agent-rules-books

agent-rules-books

Battle-tested coding rules for AI agents, distilled from classic programming books.

πŸ’Ž Hidden gemβ˜… 2.9k starsβ‘‚ 510 forksMITupdated 2026-09
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// project facts

Project facts

agent-rules-books is an open-source agents project by ciembor (ciembor/agent-rules-books on GitHub). It has 2,902 GitHub stars and 510 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 10 September 2026.

GitHub stars
2,902
Forks
510
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
10 September 2026
Category
Agents
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Hidden gem β€” a shorter page for a lesser-known project
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Pick your rules

    Choose the book-inspired rule sets you want.

  2. Copy into your repo

    Drop the AGENTS.md files into your project.

  3. Point agents at them

    Your coding agent reads the rules automatically.

  4. Adapt as needed

    Tweak conventions to match your team.

// features

Why people love it

Book-inspired rules

Wisdom from five classic programming texts.

Multi-agent support

Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, and more.

AGENTS.md format

The standard agents already understand.

Skills included

Reusable skills alongside the rules.

Drop-in setup

Copy files, no installation needed.

Team-shareable

Version conventions in git.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 β€” Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books.git
    cd agent-rules-books
  2. Step 2 β€” Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 β€” Run it

    Follow the project’s launch command β€” Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains this?

It is an open-source collection at ciembor/agent-rules-books with 510 forks.

Is it free for commercial use?

Yes. MIT licensed.

Is this software or documentation?

Documentation: rule files and skills your agents read.

Which agents understand AGENTS.md?

Codex, Cursor, Claude Code, and most modern coding agents.

Can I customize the rules?

Yes. They are plain text files meant to be adapted.

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