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AGENTS.md vs CLAUDE.md is not a format war. A 2026 field log on running both files in one repo, why Claude Code ignores AGENTS.md, and the one-line import that fixed it.
The standalone /output-style command is gone as of v2.1.91, so most guides are stale. Here is the current way to switch styles, which of the four built-ins earn their place, and the keep-coding-instructions flag that quietly breaks custom styles.
A working reference: the five MCP servers I keep loaded in Claude Code after a year of daily use, the ones I removed, why every server costs context-window tokens, and the exact scope config that keeps the list short.
A config field log: the exact Claude Code statusline I run in 2026, the four fields that earn their place, the ones I deleted, and why the bar sometimes shows up empty.
A field note on Claude Code plan mode after months of daily use: when it saves me, when I skip it, three failure modes the listicles miss, and the exact habit I built around it.
Six AI coding agents sit in my dock in 2026, but I do not open all six every day. Here is the honest field log of which one I reach for when the task is a refactor, a chore, or a tight edit loop, plus the routing rule that keeps surviving.
I ran Claude Code dynamic workflows daily for two weeks on a real Next.js project. Where the parallel subagents earned the token bill, where they quietly wasted it, and the four-question test I run before I type ultracode.
Claude Code memory is three things, and auto memory quietly remembered a workaround I never asked it to keep. My exact keep/prune split, plus a three-question test for what earns a slot.
A field note on Claude Code commands: which custom slash commands actually earned their place, which I deleted, and the 2026 question the listicles skip, when a command should have been a skill.
I ran Claude Code hooks daily for a month. Four earned their place, two got deleted, and one quietly made my workflow worse. The honest field log.
A month of running Cursor and Claude Code daily on the same Next.js project. What each one is actually for, where they bit me, the cost difference, and why I kept both instead of picking a winner.
An AGENTS.md file helps AI coding agents, but only when it is short. A two-week field log on trimming mine from 412 lines to 38, and why less context beat more.
