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Provide advice on consolidating AI instruction files
Dec 21, 2025
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@copilot I saw your comment... but, AI coding tools requires specific file name and structure for instruction files. for example, CLAUDE.md should be in the project's root directory to be discovered from Claude Code CLI tool. |
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その通りですね。各AIツールが特定のファイル名と配置を要求する場合、統合は難しいです。 その場合、現状のまま受け入れるか、以下の妥協案が考えられます:
ただし、各ツールの仕様上の制約があるため、完全な解決は難しそうです。現実的には、ルートディレクトリに複数のAI指示ファイルが存在することを許容するのが最も実用的かもしれません。 |
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User raised concern about root directory clutter from multiple AI instruction files (
.clinerules,.cursorrules,.windsurfrules,AGENT.md,CLAUDE.md,GEMINI.md, etc.).Response provided
Suggested three approaches for consolidating AI instruction files:
.ai/or.agents/) - Move all AI instruction files to a single location.github/consolidation - Treat as GitHub config, create.github/ai-instructions/subdirectoryRecommended option 1 for cleaner root directory and centralized management, with caveat to verify AI tools support non-standard paths.
No code changes made - awaiting user decision on preferred approach.
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