𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗜𝘀 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸

Stop explaining the same things every time you start a chat.

Claude reads your code. It does not know your reasons.

Project files give Claude the backstory.

Use this three part structure:

• The fact: What happened.
• The why: The reason for the decision.
• The action: How Claude should behave.

Include these items:

• Trade-offs.
• Deadlines.
• Library choices.
• Legal or security rules.

Skip these items. Claude reads them in the files:

• Code patterns.
• File structure.
• Git history.
• Daily changes.

Reference files act as a map. They point to tools outside the project:

• Bug trackers.
• Design assets.
• Dashboards.

Claude reads context in layers:

• Global rules.
• Project rules.
• Memory files.
• The code.

Write project files when you feel the need to repeat yourself. Stop. Write it down.

This turns a cold start into a warm handoff.

Source: https://dev.to/panditabhis/context-is-king-how-project-files-and-templates-keep-claude-on-track-433l Optional learning community: https://t.me/GyaanSetuAi