agent-rules-books
Open sourceAGENTS.md rules & skills for AI coding agents distilled from classic software engineering books.
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AGENTS.md rules / skills for AI coding agents: Codex, Cursor & Claude Code. Inspired by Clean Code, Refactoring, DDD, Clean Architecture and DDIA programming books.
Pros
- +Distills classic software engineering books into actionable rules for AI agents
- +Provides multiple versions (mini, nano, full) to fit different context budgets
- +Supports popular AI coding agents: Codex, Cursor, and Claude Code
- +MIT licensed and actively maintained
Cons
- −Not a tool but a set of rules; requires manual integration into agent workflows
- −May need customization to fit specific project contexts
- −Limited to text-based rules; no automated enforcement
Target audience: Developers and teams using AI coding agents who want to enforce software design best practices from classic books.