Shopify CEO Weighs Ban on Claude Code Over File Formats
Tobi Lütke cites split brain issues from exclusive CLAUDE.md support.
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Tobi Lütke posted that he is thinking about banning Claude code at Shopify. He stated the tool's exclusive focus on CLAUDE.md creates split brain problems when team members use different AI coding tools that expect AGENTS.md or.agents/skills. Replies included suggestions such as symlinks to keep files in sync and mentions of platforms designed to avoid single-provider lock-in. Lütke's comment is a stated consideration, not a confirmed policy change.
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tobi lutke@tobiI’m thinking about banning Claude code at Shopify until they change their mind and read AGENTS.md and .agents/skills etc. Insisting on only reading CLAUDE.md sometimes leads to split brain problems when different team members use different tools. Just unnecessary.
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JC Julien Chaumond@julien_cHoping tobi’s tweet has enough visibility to make them change this! https://twitter.com/tobi/status/2092259436538495186
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B( Ben (no treats)@andersonbcdefgi used to think this way but the different guys and harnesses have different bad habits that they need to be yelled at about, different commands they block, etc. you can always put shared documentation in a documentation folder. it's not that bad…
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ER Eno Reyes@EnoReyesProud to have supported AGENTS.md in our product since its creation. Capturing your customers with proprietary formats in these early days of AI isn’t optimal strategy. Making products people love will create more enduring believers in your vision of the future.…
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MR Martin Ronfort@RonfortMartin@NickADobos @tobi @TylerNishida I think that is the cleanest fix, I would actually do the same and keep CLAUDE.md and AGENTS.md aligned here: https://x.com/AGTPinsights/status/2092276883949805949
IP Immanuel Peter@moby763canary21@julien_c but the claude code team is not receptive to this at all. they continue to be ignorant to adopting standards.