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AgriciDaniel/claude-seo/CLAUDE.md

This repository contains Claude SEO, a Tier 4 Claude Code skill for comprehensive SEO analysis across all industries. It follows the Agent Skills open standard and the 3-layer architecture (directive, orchestration, execution). 26 sub-skills (22 core + 1 orchestrator + 1 framework integration + 2 extension mirrors), 19 sub-agents (16 core + 1 framework integration + 2 extension mirrors), and an extensible reference system cover technical SEO, content quality, schema markup, image optimization, sitemap architecture, AI search optimization, local SEO…

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claude-ads

AgriciDaniel/claude-ads/CLAUDE.md

AGENTS.md is the canonical portable repository contract. ads/SKILL.md is the product entrypoint. Load focused skills and references only when the task routes to them. - ads/: primary /ads orchestration skill and shared references. - skills/: focused platform and workflow skills. - agents/: bounded workers that return results to the conductor. - claude_ads_core/: deterministic schemas, normalization, scoring, reporting, and adapter contracts. - control-plane/: product boundaries, evidence and capability manifests, safety policy, maturity, ecosystem decisions, and release gates. - tests/ and evals/:…

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CLAUDE.md vs AGENTS.md

About CLAUDE.md

What is CLAUDE.md?

A file Claude Code reads at the start of every session. It holds the commands, conventions and warnings the agent needs for this project.

Where does it go?

At the repository root. Claude Code also reads CLAUDE.md files in subdirectories when it works there.

What should it contain?

Build and test commands, the project's layout, conventions that aren't obvious from the code, and mistakes to avoid. Short files tend to work better than long ones.

CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md?

Claude Code reads CLAUDE.md; most other agents read AGENTS.md. Many projects keep one and point the other at it.