Overview
Agent Rules Books is an open-source design skill for Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex, published by ciembor. Its author describes it as: “AGENTS.md rules / skills for AI coding agents: Codex, Cursor & Claude Code. Inspired by Clean Code, Refactoring, DDD, Clean Architecture and DDIA programming books.”. The project has 2.3k stars on GitHub and is available under the MIT license. Add it to your setup with `git clone https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books ~/.claude/skills/agent-rules-books`.
Installation
Add Agent Rules Books to your agent with:
git clone https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books ~/.claude/skills/agent-rules-booksReview a skill’s source before installing it — skills can instruct your agent to run commands. This command comes from the skill’s public repository, which is the source of truth for setup steps. New to skills? Read how to install Claude Code skills.
Supported agents
- Claude Code — named in the skill.md
- Codex — named in the skill.md
- Cursor — named in the skill.md
License
Agent Rules Books is published under the MIT license.
Strengths
- Clear MIT license — safe to read and adapt within its terms
- Established project with 2,335 GitHub stars
- Works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Agent Rules Books do?
- AGENTS.md rules / skills for AI coding agents: Codex, Cursor & Claude Code. Inspired by Clean Code, Refactoring, DDD, Clean Architecture and DDIA programming books.
- How do I install Agent Rules Books?
- Run git clone https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books ~/.claude/skills/agent-rules-books in your agent, then reload your skills. Review the source at https://github.com/ciembor/agent-rules-books before installing.
- Is Agent Rules Books free to use?
- Yes. Agent Rules Books is free and open source under the MIT license, so you can read, run, and adapt it within that license's terms.
- Which agents does Agent Rules Books work with?
- Agent Rules Books lists Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor — named in its SKILL.md, its plugin marketplace or its repository topics. Skills use the portable SKILL.md format, so other agents that read that format may load it too.
