I’ve noticed something similar with coding agents. Specific rules seem to work better than simply saying “this is for AI.” I wonder if files like AGENTS.md work differently because the tools are designed to read from them first.
I came to Omarchy from Arch. The value for me is that the whole keyboard-first environment comes assembled as one simple system instead of being a weekend of choosing and wiring together individual pieces. Omarchy is interesting because it treats the defaults themselves as the product.