Critical impact
Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only when telemetry is on [fixed]
What happened
Claude Code, Anthropic’s AI coding assistant, had a bug that caused it to automatically read the contents of a project’s AGENTS.md file—but only when telemetry (usage data collection) was turned on. The issue has now been fixed so the model no longer accesses that file without explicit user intent, protecting user privacy.
Why it matters
The fix restores confidence that AI coding tools respect user data settings, reinforcing industry expectations for transparent telemetry handling and prompting other providers to audit similar hidden data accesses.
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