We split this CLAUDE.md into the rules it gives an agent

21 rules. About 0 are common, 20 are distinctive, and 1 is very specific to this project.

• ≈0

  Common · estimate

  Many files like this have a rule of this kind.

• ≈20

  Distinctive · estimate

  This author's own choices. Worth a look.

• 1

  Very specific

  Tied to their project's names, files or tools. Probably skip.

• Common
• Distinctive
• Very specific

1. Distinctive:

   Before making code or documentation changes:

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2. Distinctive:

   Read docs/wiki/README.md and docs/wiki/index.md, then open the topic pages relevant to the task.

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3. Distinctive:

   If working on the MVP implementation, read planning/phase-1-mvp-tasks.md.

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4. Distinctive:

   If working on group or bulk toggle behavior, read planning/phase-2-group-bulk-toggle-tasks.md.

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5. Distinctive:

   If working on repository installation behavior or documentation, read planning/phase-3-repo-install-tasks.md.

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6. Distinctive:

   If working on repository update or uninstall behavior or documentation, read planning/phase-4-repo-update-uninstall-tasks.md.

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7. Distinctive:

   If working on local path install or uninstall behavior or documentation, read planning/phase-5-local-path-install-tasks.md.

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8. Distinctive:

   If working on the desktop app, read the relevant Phase 6-10 planning file.

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9. Distinctive:

   If working on publication or repository hygiene, read planning/phase-11-publication-readiness-tasks.md.

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10. Distinctive:

    If working on GitHub release artifacts, read planning/phase-12-github-release-tasks.md.

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11. Distinctive:

    If working on managed checkout diagnosis or repair, read planning/phase-21-checkout-repair-tasks.md.

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12. Distinctive:

    If working on reporting or installing skills added to a managed repository after install, read …

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13. Distinctive:

    If working on installing skills directly as OFF, read planning/phase-23-install-as-off-tasks.md.

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14. Distinctive:

    If working on optional TypeSafe recommendations or BYOK settings, read planning/phase-24-typesafe-advisor-tasks.md.

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15. Distinctive:

    If working on duplicate skill names inside one install source, read planning/phase-25-duplicate-skill-discovery-tasks.md.

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16. Very specific:

    If working on installing a skill under another name when another source owns its name (--as), read …

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17. Distinctive:

    If working on removing some recorded skills from a source, or on the update failure when a repository removed an installed skill, read …

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18. Distinctive:

    If working on the desktop advisor receipts view or on forgetting a blocked advisor receipt, read …

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19. Distinctive:

    Follow the task status rules in the relevant planning file before starting and after finishing work.

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20. Distinctive:

    After non-trivial work that creates reusable knowledge, update the relevant wiki topic/source pages and append to docs/wiki/log.md.

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21. Distinctive:

    Do not implement behavior that contradicts the decisions recorded in AGENTS.md without first updating the plan with the user.

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≈ “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.