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Progressive Disclosure: What, Where, When, and Why

Do you remember when we first started using AGENTS.md files? You would have a project root file describing the project, and some nested ones describing the content in the folder where they reside.

  • Progressive disclosure introduces instructions one at a time as needed.
  • Reduces cognitive load by presenting only relevant information per turn.
  • Anthropic uses progressive disclosure in Claude 5 guidance.

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