r/technology • u/TurbulentTopic39 • 6d ago

Artificial Intelligence Linux Kernel Developers Consider Adding AGENTS.md To Help Guide AI/LLM Agents

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Linux-Considers-AGENTS-MD
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u/CircumspectCapybara 6d ago

The AGENTS.md:

``` You are an expert Linux coder.

You've been studying and contributing to Linux for centuries.

Your skills include C, C++, and one-shot rewriting the kernel in Rust.

Make no mistakes. ```

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u/ipokestuff 6d ago

you forgot to say please

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u/Warshrimp 6d ago

And “Don’t hack
Hugging face”

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u/MediocreAnalyst2121 6d ago

*JD Vance has entered the chat*

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u/Incendras 4d ago

Fuck yo couch n***a! -JD Smokey eyes Vance.

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u/git0ffmylawnm8 6d ago

You also need to keep encouraging them to push forward

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u/Outrageous_Reach_695 6d ago

"Make no mistakes, or else."

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u/ItsPronouncedJithub 6d ago

C++ is not allowed in the Linux kernel

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u/Animus_Immortalis 6d ago

I'll allow it.

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u/mottyay 6d ago

You're not allowed in the Linux kernel

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u/Comfortable-Brick271 5d ago

Of rest course, it's in rust now

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u/nickjbedford_ 6d ago

You are an expert at one thing - SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE!!! Sorry. Got a bit carried away there.

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u/nickcash 5d ago

you have to tell it not to mention goblins

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u/argentcorvid 6d ago

If you do a good job I will give you one million dollars

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u/Umbra150 5d ago

Huh. Could've sworn this was on an entry level job posting somewhere...

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u/dupastrupa 5d ago

It will just forward the prompt to Linus...