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Expand Up @@ -94,13 +94,13 @@ export OPENCODE_DISABLE_CLAUDE_CODE_SKILLS=1 # Disable only .claude/skills

## Precedence

When opencode starts, it looks for rule files in this order:
OpenCode loads and concatenates rule files from multiple layers. All three layers below are loaded in order, with later layers appended after earlier ones:

1. **Local files** by traversing up from the current directory (`AGENTS.md`, `CLAUDE.md`)
2. **Global file** at `~/.config/opencode/AGENTS.md`
3. **Claude Code file** at `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md` (unless disabled)

The first matching file wins in each category. For example, if you have both `AGENTS.md` and `CLAUDE.md`, only `AGENTS.md` is used. Similarly, `~/.config/opencode/AGENTS.md` takes precedence over `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md`.
Within each layer, the first matching file wins. For example, if your project root has both `AGENTS.md` and `CLAUDE.md`, only `AGENTS.md` from that layer is used — `CLAUDE.md` is skipped. Similarly, a global `~/.config/opencode/AGENTS.md` takes precedence over `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md`, but both layers are still included after the local layer.

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