Patterns · Vol. 18

Pattern

Writing effective CLAUDE.md instructions

Write CLAUDE.md content that changes agent behavior reliably: specific, actionable, concise directives that earn their place in the context window, rather than a verbose document the agent skims and half-follows.

Classification — Authoring standing instructions the agent reliably follows.

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