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

9 rules. About 0 are common, 2 are distinctive, and 7 are very specific to this project.

• ≈0

  Common · estimate

  Many files like this have a rule of this kind.

• ≈2

  Distinctive · estimate

  This author's own choices. Worth a look.

• 7

  Very specific

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

• Common
• Distinctive
• Very specific

1. Very specific:

   Use the Handoff workflows in skills/handoff/SKILL.md, skills/handon/SKILL.md, and skills/handoff-handon/SKILL.md.

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2. Very specific:

   When the user says /handoff, "handoff", "prepare a handoff", or indicates they are ending a work session:

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3. Very specific:

   Follow the Handoff workflow.

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4. Very specific:

   Update docs/HANDOFF/TODO.md only when the task list changed or new follow-up work was discovered.

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5. Very specific:

   Update docs/HANDOFF/DECISIONS.md only when a durable project decision was made or confirmed.

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6. Very specific:

   When the user says /handon, "handon", "continue from last time", or asks to restore context:

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7. Distinctive:

   Follow the Handon workflow.

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8. Distinctive:

   Do not modify code until the user explicitly confirms.

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9. Very specific:

   Never write secrets, credentials, .env values, private keys, or production configuration into handoff files.

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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.