Global Agents

14 May 20261 minute to read

Overview

Global Agent refers to agents.md, an open-source, standardized file format designed to streamline collaboration between AI coding agents in Syncfusion® Code Studio. It serves as a centralized instruction manual, similar to a README.md, but specifically tailored for machine interpretation and execution. By consolidating setup instructions, testing protocols, and coding guidelines into a single file, Global Agent simplifies workflows and ensures consistency across projects.

Use Cases

  • Team Collaboration: Standardizes coding guidelines and workflows across multiple developers, ensuring AI agents interpret instructions consistently.

  • AI-Assisted Code Reviews: Coding guidelines defined in agents.md help AI agents enforce style checks and best practices during reviews

  • Testing & Validation: Embeds test cases and quality checks directly into agents.md, enabling automated, uniform validation.

  • Cross-Project Reuse: Allows teams to reuse agents.md across different projects, speeding up knowledge transfer and reducing duplication.

How to Configure Global Agents

Using Global Agent in Code Studio is straightforward:

  1. Click Create File

    createfile

  2. Create an agents.md file in the root folder.

    createagent

  3. Add the proper instructions inside the agents.md file.

    instuction

  4. Go to Settings and click the Code Studio Settings option.

    settingpath

  5. Enable the Agent Enabled and Use Agent MD File option in the agents section.
    agentenable

  6. Open a chat and send message.

    chat

  7. The agents.md file will then be used as a reference.

    reference

  • Custom Agent - Pre‑configured AI agents for specific tasks that follow fixed rules, tools, and behaviors—ensuring consistent, repeatable workflows across teams.

  • Custom Prompt - Prompt files are on‑demand, reusable Markdown prompts that standardize specific development tasks like code generation and reviews.