Every Claude project starts the same way: you open a blank CLAUDE.md and stare at it.
What goes in here? How long should it be? What does Claude actually use vs ignore?
I got tired of writing these from scratch. So I built a form that asks you the relevant questions and generates a working CLAUDE.md for your project.
CLAUDE.md Generator — free, runs in your browser, no signup.
What it covers
- Project context (language, stack, conventions)
- What Claude should and shouldn't do
- Preferred patterns and anti-patterns
- Tool and environment notes
Takes about 2 minutes. Output is a markdown file you can drop straight into your repo root.
Why this matters
A good CLAUDE.md is what separates a Claude session that actually knows your project from one that keeps asking obvious questions or making the same wrong assumptions. It's not magic, but it does work.
The generator gives you a starting point that's actually structured — better than the blank file.
More Claude tooling: claude-tools hub
Top comments (1)
The newest practice is not to add a CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md to the project. The tools like Claude code and opencode are smart enough to get information from package manager files. And for the rest it is better to use specific skills.
Using a project overview file does not add a lot of benefit. I believe a handwritten one only adds 4% improvement and an LLM generated one generated worst code according to research.