Vortex vs AGENTS.md: when to use which

AGENTS.md and CLAUDE.md are presented as lightweight, human-maintained files for stable project conventions such as setup commands, testing, style, repository layout, and pull-request practices, while Sonar Vortex is positioned as live code intelligence and automated verification that provides architecture, dependency, and quality information during an agent’s workflow. The discussion emphasizes that Claude Code reads CLAUDE.md rather than AGENTS.md directly, although repositories can reuse an existing AGENTS.md through an import or symlink. It argues that static instructions should remain concise because they are contextual guidance rather than guaranteed enforcement, whereas hooks and SonarQube analysis can run deterministically after edits to identify issues such as security vulnerabilities or rule violations. A suggested combined setup uses AGENTS.md for portable, stable conventions, CLAUDE.md for Claude-specific additions, and Vortex or a custom PostToolUse hook for project-aware analysis and quality checks. The central recommendation is to avoid duplicating architecture and live quality rules in prose, reserving static files for human-owned operational guidance and automated analysis for current structural constraints and enforceable checks.

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