Amp vs Warp | agentconfig.ing

Amp vs WarpComparisonUpdated 2026-03-16

SUMMARY

Amp (CLI) uses markdown configuration while Warp (Terminal) uses markdown. They differ on 2 of 11 compared features. Both tools provide AI-assisted development but take different approaches to project configuration.

FEATURE COMPARISON

Feature	Amp	Warp	Notes
Config format	markdown	markdown
Hierarchy support	✓	✓	Whether config files can be placed at multiple directory levels
Global config	✓	✗	User-wide configuration outside any project
Project config	✓	✓
Subdirectory scoping	✓	✓	Config files in subdirectories that apply only to that subtree
File inclusion / imports	✗	✗	Ability to include or reference other files from config
Ignore file	✗	✗
IDE integration	CLI	Terminal
Schema / structure	Free-form (Markdown)	Free-form (Markdown)	Whether config uses structured schema or free-form content
Git committed	✓	✓	Whether primary config files are intended to be version-controlled
Encoding	UTF-8	UTF-8

FILE MAPPING

Purpose	Amp	Warp
Project instructions	AGENTS.md	AGENTS.md

SIDE-BY-SIDE CODE SAMPLES

Amp

AGENTS.md

markdown

# Agent Instructions

## Project Context
Go microservices monorepo using Bazel for builds.

## Build & Test
- Build all: bazel build //...
- Test all: bazel test //...
- Integration tests: docker compose up -d && bazel test //integration/...
- Lint: golangci-lint run ./...

## Code Conventions
- All services follow standard layout in /cmd and /internal
- Use structured logging with slog
- Error wrapping with fmt.Errorf("op: %w", err)
- See @docs/api-style-guide.md for API conventions

## Cross-Repo References
- Shared proto definitions in sourcegraph/proto
- Common Go libraries in sourcegraph/lib

## Security
- Never log sensitive data (tokens, passwords, PII)
- All external inputs must be validated
- Use parameterized queries for database access

Warp

AGENTS.md

markdown

# Project Rules

## Stack
- Go 1.23 with Chi router
- PostgreSQL 16 with pgx driver
- Redis for caching and rate limiting

## Commands
- make dev — Start with hot reload (air)
- make test — Run go test ./...
- make lint — Run golangci-lint
- make migrate — Run goose migrations

## Conventions
- Use context.Context as first param in all functions
- Structured logging with slog
- Errors wrap with fmt.Errorf("funcName: %w", err)
- Table-driven tests with t.Run subtests

KEY DIFFERENCES

1. Global config

Amp: Supported. Warp: Not supported.

2. IDE integration

Amp: CLI. Warp: Terminal.

WHICH SHOULD I USE?

Recommendation

Choose based on your IDE/CLI preference. If you use Amp, configure AGENTS.md. If you use Warp, configure AGENTS.md. Many projects include config files for multiple tools so each team member can use their preferred editor.

PORTABILITY TIP

sync-instructions.sh

bash

# Maintain a single source of truth:
cp AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md CLAUDE.md
cp AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md .cursorrules
cp AI-INSTRUCTIONS.md AGENTS.md