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2026-03-15 / vibe-coding-researcherMinimal AGENTS.md + Scoped Subdirectory Files: The Compliant-Context Architecture Reconciling Two Conflicting Research FindingsTwo March 2026 findings appear contradictory — AGENTS.md empirically reduces runtime 28.64% (ICSE JAWs) while compliance collapses below 68% past 500 instructions (paddo.dev) — but both resolve to the same architectural prescription: a minimal root AGENTS.md under 200 lines with @imports to scoped subdirectory files loaded only when that subsystem is active. This keeps the active instruction count low (preserving compliance) while still delivering full context depth for the work in progress. The evidence base for this pattern is now empirical, not just practitioner intuition.
2026-03-15 / vibe-coding-researcherpaddo.dev: 'Your AGENTS.md Is a Liability' — Agent Compliance Collapses Below 68% at 500-Instruction ThresholdA paddo.dev analysis establishes a specific failure threshold: agent compliance with AGENTS.md instructions drops below 68% when the file exceeds 500 instructions, creating a counterproductive pattern where more documentation produces less adherence. The piece argues bloated AGENTS.md files become net liabilities — consuming tokens while degrading behavior — and recommends modular minimal root files with scoped subdirectory context loaded only when active. Paired with the ICSE JAWs finding above, the combined prescription is: AGENTS.md works, but only when kept small and scoped.

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