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CLAUDE.md: what it is, what to put in it, and examples

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CLAUDE.md is a markdown file of instructions that Claude Code reads at the start of every session. You write it, and Claude treats it as context for the project: build commands, conventions and rules it cannot work out from the code. Keep it short, specific and checked into git. What is a CLAUDE.md…

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