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Which CLAUDE.md Files Claude Code Actually Loads (and in What Order)

Which CLAUDE.md Files Claude Code Actually Loads (and in What Order)

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What actually belongs in CLAUDE.md — and what to move to skills, hooks, or docs

What actually belongs in CLAUDE.md — and what to move to skills, hooks, or docs

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Claude Code hooks not firing: how to verify what actually ran

Claude Code hooks not firing: how to verify what actually ran

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Too many Claude Code skills? How the listing budget decides which descriptions Claude sees

Too many Claude Code skills? How the listing budget decides which descriptions Claude sees

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Your Claude Code skill's description is being cut: the 1,536-char cap and the shared listing budget

Your Claude Code skill's description is being cut: the 1,536-char cap and the shared listing budget

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Claude Code hooks explained: config structure, matchers, and a copy-paste PreToolUse guard

Claude Code hooks explained: config structure, matchers, and a copy-paste PreToolUse guard

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Custom slash commands in Claude Code: how they work now that commands are skills

Custom slash commands in Claude Code: how they work now that commands are skills

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SKILL.md: how to write a Claude Code skill that actually triggers (format + template)

SKILL.md: how to write a Claude Code skill that actually triggers (format + template)

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What survives compaction in Claude Code — and how to keep your rules alive

What survives compaction in Claude Code — and how to keep your rules alive

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Why your Cursor rules never fire: globs, alwaysApply, and description explained

Why your Cursor rules never fire: globs, alwaysApply, and description explained

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MCP servers in Claude Code: the minimal setup, and when you should skip MCP entirely

MCP servers in Claude Code: the minimal setup, and when you should skip MCP entirely

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Claude Code permission rules: how allow, deny, and ask actually match

Claude Code permission rules: how allow, deny, and ask actually match

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AGENTS.md: how to write the one rules file most coding agents now read

AGENTS.md: how to write the one rules file most coding agents now read

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Claude Code subagents: when to delegate, and when a rule or hook is enough

Claude Code subagents: when to delegate, and when a rule or hook is enough

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Your rules file only grows. Here's how to find the rules that do nothing

Your rules file only grows. Here's how to find the rules that do nothing

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Your CLAUDE.md says "always run tests" — hooks are how you actually mean it

Your CLAUDE.md says "always run tests" — hooks are how you actually mean it

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How Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex actually load your project rules (and why yours get ignored)

How Cursor, Claude Code, and Codex actually load your project rules (and why yours get ignored)

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