AI Agents & AGENTS.md: Give Your Coding Agent Real AI Superpowers with NexaAPI

Published: March 28, 2026

The AGENTS.md Debate Is Everywhere

If you've been following AI-assisted development in 2026, you've probably noticed something: every major project now has an AGENTS.md file. WooCommerce has one. OpenAI Codex reads one. Claude Code reads CLAUDE.md. Cursor has .cursorrules.

A recent WooCommerce pull request sparked controversy when developers proposed removing the "search personal skills" section from their AGENTS.md. The discussion revealed a deeper tension: developers are arguing about configuration when they should be thinking about capabilities.

Research from ETH Zurich (February 2026) found that bloated context files can actually reduce task success rates while increasing inference costs by over 20%. Anthropic's own docs warn: "Bloated CLAUDE.md files cause Claude to ignore your actual instructions."

What AGENTS.md Actually Is

For those new to this: AGENTS.md is a markdown file that AI coding assistants automatically read when they enter your project. It's like a system prompt for your codebase — telling the agent your coding conventions, testing requirements, and workflow preferences.

WooCommerce's monorepo uses a sophisticated .ai/skills/ directory structure with individual SKILL.md files for different tasks (UI copy, build processes, git workflows, code review standards). This is the right approach: modular, on-demand skills rather than one bloated context file.

But here's what no AGENTS.md can give your agent: the ability to actually generate images, create videos, synthesize speech, or call powerful AI models.

Give Your Agent Real Superpowers with NexaAPI

NexaAPI is the cheapest, most accessible way to give any AI agent multimodal capabilities. With 50+ models available at a fraction of official pricing, your agent can generate images at $0.003 each, create videos, synthesize speech, and more — all through a clean Python or JavaScript SDK.

Python: Build an AI Agent with Real Skills

# Give your AI agent real skills with NexaAPI
# pip install nexaapi

from nexaapi import NexaAPI

client = NexaAPI(api_key='YOUR_API_KEY')

# Skill 1: Image Generation
def agent_generate_image(prompt: str):
    result = client.image.generate(
        model='flux-schnell',
        prompt=prompt
    )
    return result.url

# Skill 2: Text-to-Speech
def agent_speak(text: str):
    audio = client.audio.tts(
        text=text,
        voice='en-US-neural'
    )
    return audio.url

# Skill 3: Video Generation
def agent_generate_video(prompt: str):
    video = client.video.generate(
        prompt=prompt
    )
    return video.url

# Example: agent decides what to do based on user request
user_request = 'Create a product banner for my WooCommerce store'
image_url = agent_generate_image(user_request)
print(f'Agent generated image: {image_url}')
# Cost: $0.003 per image — cheapest in the market

JavaScript: Same Power, Node.js Style

// Give your AI agent real skills with NexaAPI
// npm install nexaapi

import NexaAPI from 'nexaapi';

const client = new NexaAPI({ apiKey: 'YOUR_API_KEY' });

// Skill 1: Image Generation
async function agentGenerateImage(prompt) {
  const result = await client.image.generate({
    model: 'flux-schnell',
    prompt: prompt
  });
  return result.url;
}

// Skill 2: Text-to-Speech
async function agentSpeak(text) {
  const audio = await client.audio.tts({
    text: text,
    voice: 'en-US-neural'
  });
  return audio.url;
}

// Skill 3: Video Generation
async function agentGenerateVideo(prompt) {
  const video = await client.video.generate({
    prompt: prompt
  });
  return video.url;
}

// Example usage in a WooCommerce plugin or agent workflow
(async () => {
  const userRequest = 'Create a product banner for my WooCommerce store';
  const imageUrl = await agentGenerateImage(userRequest);
  console.log(`Agent generated image: ${imageUrl}`);
  // Cost: $0.003 per image
})();

The Right Way to Think About Agent Skills

Instead of arguing about what goes in AGENTS.md, think about it this way:

Your AGENTS.md should be lean — just the rules your agent can't infer from your codebase. The real power comes from giving your agent access to APIs that let it do things in the world.

Why NexaAPI for Your Agent Workflow

• 50+ models: Gemini, Claude, Veo 3.1, Flux, and more
• $0.003/image: Cheapest image generation in the market
• Instant access: No waitlists, no approval processes
• Clean SDKs: Python and JavaScript, OpenAI-compatible
• Prepaid: Pay only for what you use

Reference: WooCommerce AGENTS.md PR #63900