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  1. 1 AGENTS.md File-backed / editor paradigms

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  2. 2 Cline .clinerules File-backed / editor paradigms

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  3. 3 Cline Memory Bank File-backed / editor paradigms

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  4. 4 Zed .rules File-backed / editor paradigms

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  5. 5 CLAUDE.md File-backed / editor paradigms

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  6. 6 GitHub Copilot custom instructions File-backed / editor paradigms

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  7. 7 Aider CONVENTIONS.md / .aider.conf.yml File-backed / editor paradigms

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  8. 8 Cursor Rules File-backed / editor paradigms

    also in File-backed / editor paradigms · same storage (file) · same retrieval (injection) · same memory unit (document) · also has MCP

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