Project instructions

Topchester loads AGENTS.md and then AGENTS.override.md from the workspace as live project instructions by default.

Nested instruction files apply inside their folders. Later files at the same scope can override earlier guidance.

You can change the instruction filenames in project config:

{
  "projectInstructions": {
    "enabled": true,
    "files": ["AGENTS.md", "AGENTS.override.md"],
    "fallbackFiles": [],
  },
}

files are loaded first at each directory level, in order. fallbackFiles are opt-in compatibility names loaded after files.

Set enabled: false to disable project instruction loading. Topchester does not load CLAUDE.md, .clinerules, .cursor/rules, remote URLs, or home-level instruction files by default.