Single .MD file to help instruct AI coding agents

[mikmort]

These coding patterns are not only very helpful for humans, but potentially very valuable for AI agents.

Many AI coding agents look at an agents.MD or similar file to learn about coding guidelines.

Have we consisdered packaging/summarizing all the guidelines in this site into a single .MD file that could be added a repo and then used by AI agents? Of would it make sense to copy the entire folder structure from this repo and hope the AI finds it

[JesperSchulz]

That would absolutely make sense and is one of the goals of the ALGuidelines project going forward - to train AI agents in becoming efficient AL developers!

To start experimenting, a small group of MVPs has actually started trying to put together some of the rules for Vibe coding. Check out this first draft from @DmitryKatson: #258. The idea is to learn how these rules must be structured for AI to best possibly consume them.

Your idea of later on putting together those rulesets from individual rules and patterns from this repo is most intriguing and definitely something we will pursue! The coming months you should see much more traction on this repo 🙂 Stay tuned!

[JeremyVyska]

I'm currently test piloting a whole organization strategy using AI throughout our whole lifecycle. A core starting point for Agentic Coding is a key foundation stone to that. I'm looking forward to sharing with the wider BC world our experience.

Let's get that #258 PR merged and get a lot more great brains helping make every agent smarter.

[mikmort]

Great stuff and it looks like the right discussion is already happening in #258. It certainly seems logical that AL Go could automate the process of authoring/copying/referencing the right rules.

[JeremyVyska]

@SBalslev - Might be good to promote the new Agentic Hub sometime in the week ahead, as we chatted about (AL Home).

[DmitryKatson]

@SBalslev also I've summarized all rules and mcps currently available for AL development with installation links for IDEs in a blog https://katson.com/mcps-for-al-vibe-coding/ Maybe also share it through AL Home