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Entry point for Claude Code in this repository. @AGENTS.md @memory/constitution.md @.claude/memory/MEMORY.md @docs/specorator-product/README.md Template for spec-driven, agentic software development. The workflow itself is the deliverable. See docs/specorator.md for the full definition and README.md for the file map. The lifecycle workflow (Stages 1–11) has two equivalent entry points: State lives in specs/<feature-slug>/workflow-state.md. Each /spec:* command spawns its specialist subagent from .claude/agents/ — don't bypass; agent scoping is intentional. Slash commands update workflow-state.md on stage completion — don't edit by hand mid-workflow. The…
In this repository45 other files it gives its agents.
- AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- plugin-v2/AGENTS.mdAGENTS.md
- plugin-v2/CLAUDE.mdCLAUDE.md
- .github/copilot-instructions.mdCopilot instructions
- .cursor/rules/agents.mdcCursor rule
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The file
We split this CLAUDE.md into the rules it gives an agent
5 rules. About 0 are common, 2 are distinctive, and 3 are very specific to this project.
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Many files like this have a rule of this kind.
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This author's own choices. Worth a look.
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Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.
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- Distinctive
- Very specific
- could be automatic: a setting could enforce it
- Very specific: line 36
Run the verify gate before opening a PR.
- Very specific: line 42
Don't add .claudeignore exclusions silently — note them in docs/steering/tech.md.
- Distinctive: line 47
Don't expand the workflow with new stages or roles without an ADR.
- Distinctive: line 48
Don't write code from a vague brief — run the upstream stages first or explicitly mark them skipped.
- Very specific: line 49
Don't merge feature work directly into workflow template files (docs/, templates/, .claude/) unless you're improving the *template itself*.
≈ “Common” is an estimate: at least 1 in 5 of the 26,980 CLAUDE.md files we read have a rule of the same kind, not the same words. “Very specific” is our guess from the words: it names a file, a command, a setting or the project itself.
Files
CLAUDE.md
Entry point for Claude Code in this repository.
Primary context
@AGENTS.md @memory/constitution.md @.claude/memory/MEMORY.md @docs/specorator-product/README.md
What this repo is
Template for spec-driven, agentic software development. The workflow itself is the deliverable. See docs/specorator.md for the full definition and README.md for the file map.
How to work here
The lifecycle workflow (Stages 1–11) has two equivalent entry points:
- Conversational (recommended): say "let's start a feature" or "drive this end-to-end" — the
orchestrateskill gates withAskUserQuestionand dispatches the right/spec:*command per stage. - Manual: drive the slash commands in stage order —
/spec:start,/spec:idea,/spec:research,/spec:requirements,/spec:design,/spec:specify,/spec:tasks,/spec:implement,/spec:test,/spec:review,/spec:release,/spec:retro. Optional gates:/spec:clarify,/spec:analyze.
State lives in specs/<feature-slug>/workflow-state.md. Each /spec:* command spawns its specialist subagent from .claude/agents/ — don't bypass; agent scoping is intentional. Slash commands update workflow-state.md on stage completion — don't edit by hand mid-workflow.
Other tracks
The v1.0 track taxonomy is frozen in ADR-0026. Besides the core lifecycle, opt-in / companion tracks are: Discovery (/discovery:start), Stock-taking (/stock-taking:start), Sales (/sales:start), Project Manager (/project:start), Roadmap (/roadmap:start), Portfolio (/portfolio:start), Quality Assurance (/quality:start), Project Scaffolding (/scaffold:start), Design (/design:start), Issue-breakdown (/issue:breakdown), Issue-draft (/issue:draft), Issue-tackle (/issue:tackle), and Specorator Improvement (/specorator:update). See docs/*-track.md, docs/specorator.md, and .claude/skills/README.md for methodology and conductor details.
Conventions specific to Claude Code
- Subagents are project-scoped (
.claude/agents/) with intentionally narrow tool lists. Missing tool = feature, not bug. Agent-class table lives inAGENTS.md. - Skills live in
.claude/skills/— see.claude/skills/README.md. Auto-trigger from natural language; explicit invoke via/<skill-name>. - Operational bots live under
agents/operational/. Each =PROMPT.md+README.md; the prompt is the source of truth the scheduled run loads. - Permission rules live in
.claude/settings.json. Pushes tomain/develop/demoare denied;--no-verifyis denied. Seedocs/branching.md. - Topic branches live in worktrees under
.worktrees/<slug>/. Seedocs/worktrees.md. - Run the verify gate before opening a PR. See
docs/verify-gate.md. - For irreversible architectural decisions, use
record-decision(wraps/adr:new). - For glossary terms, use
/glossary:new "<term>"(wrapsnew-glossary-entry). Entries live one-per-file underdocs/glossary/. - For long-running session goals, use
/create-goal [slug](wrapscreate-goal). Goal documents live underdocs/goals/. - Where every markdown artifact lands is documented in
docs/sink.md. Don't invent new sink locations. - New work packages (briefs, RFPs, zips, reference material) land in
inputs/. Every conductor consultsinputs/at the start of its scope phase. No auto-extract — seedocs/inputs-ingestion.md. - Don't add
.claudeignoreexclusions silently — note them indocs/steering/tech.md. - For agentic security review (opt-in for agent-facing features), use
/agentic-security-review. Procedure and checklists indocs/agentic-security-review.md.
What not to do
- Don't expand the workflow with new stages or roles without an ADR.
- Don't write code from a vague brief — run the upstream stages first or explicitly mark them skipped.
- Don't merge feature work directly into workflow template files (
docs/,templates/,.claude/) unless you're improving the template itself.
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