Claude Code skips your instructions file when telemetry is off.
Claude Code reads AGENTS.md, the file holding your project rules, only when it can reach Anthropic's servers. Turning telemetry off blocks the file with no warning, and three developers reproduced it across four versions. The GitHub issue is still open and Anthropic has not replied.
Why it mattersYour coding agent may be ignoring rules you wrote and saying nothing about it. A one-line CLAUDE.md pointing at the file restores it today.
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