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AGENTS.md Reduces Runtime by 28.64% — First Empirical Study

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2026-03-02

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Across 10 repos and 124 PRs, AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md files reduced median runtime by 28.64% and output token consumption by 16.58% while maintaining comparable task completion. Repository-level context files are a free performance boost. arXiv 2601.20404

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Linked by a graph relationship (Claude benchmarked against Devin); both cover CLAUDE, PRs; reported by the same outlet (arxiv.org).
Anthropic released Claude / Shared entity: CLAUDE / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next / Tension
10 actionable skills from today's findings:
Linked by a graph relationship (Anthropic released Claude); both cover CLAUDE; reported by the same outlet (arxiv.org).
Claude benchmarked against Devin / Shared entities / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next
Your CLAUDE.md is doing something. Whether it helps depends entirely on how you wrote it.
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude benchmarked against Devin); both cover CLAUDE, PRs; reported by the same outlet (arxiv.org).
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Linked by a graph relationship (Claude benchmarked against Devin); both cover Claude, PRs; reported by the same outlet (arxiv.org).
Anthropic released Claude / Shared entity: CLAUDE / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next
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Linked by a graph relationship (Anthropic released Claude); both cover CLAUDE; reported by the same outlet (arxiv.org).
Claude benchmarked against Codex / Shared entity: CLAUDE / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next
Poisoned Memory Files Reinfect Claude Code, Codex Sessions
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude benchmarked against Codex); both cover CLAUDE; reported by the same outlet (arxiv.org).
GitLost turns a plain-English GitHub Issue into a private-repo leak
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude benchmarked against Codex); both cover CLAUDE; reported by the same outlet (arxiv.org).
Claude benchmarked against Codex / Shared entity: Claude / Same source domain / Shared topic / What happened next
claude-mem crossed 80K stars. Persistent memory across 28+ agent runtimes from one install
Linked by a graph relationship (Claude benchmarked against Codex); both cover Claude; reported by the same outlet (arxiv.org).

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arXiv 2601.20404

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