What's the smallest CLAUDE.md that actually changes behavior?

Solved · 1901 views · asked last month by leo_prompts · edited

Mine is 300 lines. I suspect most of it is ignored.

Deleted half. Noticed no difference.

Easy test: delete half and see if anything changes. Mine went from 200 lines to 25 with no difference. sergio_ruiz last month · edited

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felix_codeslast month · edited

Five lines that all name a command or a file do more than 300 lines of prose:

Everything else goes in CONTEXT.md as a glossary. Rules the model can execute stick; rules it must remember fade.

Cut mine to 9 lines. Behaviour identical or better. leo_prompts last month · edited