Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on

Global World Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:34:44 GMT Moderate confidence — 64/100

Claude Code 2.1.277 announced support for AGENTS.md.
In a project with no CLAUDE.md, it is supposed to read AGENTS.md instead.
I keep telemetry off in my shell, and in my repos the file never loaded.

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Claude Code 2.1.277 announced support for AGENTS.md.
In a project with no CLAUDE.md, it is supposed to read AGENTS.md instead.
I keep telemetry off in my shell, and in my repos the file never loaded.

Sources: Szypowi