codeimpact: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

codeimpact CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from abhisavakar/codeimpact. It costs 2,782 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A project guide for CodeImpact, a code-analysis tool that maps unused code, test effects, dependencies, and change impact.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to find dead code, identify tests for changed files, estimate a change’s blast radius, and run pre-commit verification.
Why use it?
It defines which CodeImpact checks to run before searching, editing, or finalizing code, helping reveal affected areas and possible conflicts.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

This is abhisavakar/codeimpact's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on codeimpact itself, so it is not a mod to install elsewhere. Copy it as a starting point and replace the rules that are about this project. Everything codeimpact configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to abhisavakar/codeimpact. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/abhisavakar/codeimpact/main/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/abhisavakar/codeimpact

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Opus 5.5 $0.01113 $0.01113
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00556 $0.00556
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Measured 1mo ago against content hash 5058b6cc5f44, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

codeimpact CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

CLAUDE.md · 234 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 234 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Project Instructions

CLI Commands

codeimpact deadcode              # Find unused exports and dead code
codeimpact test-impact --changed src/file.ts  # Tests to run for changed files
codeimpact impact src/core/engine.ts          # Blast radius analysis
codeimpact stats                 # Token usage statistics
codeimpact reindex               # Force reindex after git issues

CodeImpact Integration

CodeImpact provides intelligent code analysis. Use these tools FIRST before falling back to built-in tools.

Tool Preferences (IMPORTANT)

  1. For code searches and questions about the codebase:

    • Use mcp__codeimpact__memory_query FIRST (759x faster than grep, returns context)
    • Only fall back to Grep/Glob if CodeImpact returns no results
  2. Before writing or suggesting code changes:

    • Run mcp__codeimpact__memory_review to check against patterns, past decisions, and potential conflicts
    • This catches hallucinated imports, duplicate functions, and pattern violations
  3. Before finalizing/committing code:

    • Run mcp__codeimpact__memory_verify for pre-commit quality checks
    • Catches security issues, missing dependencies, and import errors
  4. At session start:

    • Run mcp__codeimpact__memory_status to get project overview and recent changes
  5. For impact analysis:

    • Use mcp__codeimpact__memory_blast_radius to analyze risk of changing a file
    • Shows affected files, critical paths, and recommendations

Why Use CodeImpact Tools?

  • Semantic search: Understands intent, not just keywords
  • Pattern awareness: Knows project conventions and enforces them
  • Decision memory: Remembers past architectural decisions
  • Déjà vu detection: Surfaces similar past problems you've solved
  • Import validation: Catches hallucinated imports before they break builds
  • Blast radius: Understand impact and risk before making changes

Quick Reference

Task Tool Example
Find code memory_query "how does auth work?"
Check code memory_review Before suggesting changes
Verify code memory_verify Before committing
Project status memory_status At session start
Save decision memory_record After architectural choices
Impact analysis memory_blast_radius Before modifying critical files

Read the full file on GitHub · 234 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 1mo ago First seen · 234 lines · 2,782 tokens per session scan A 5058b6cc5f44

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codeimpact CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository abhisavakar/codeimpact (3 stars, last pushed 5mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,782 tokens to every session, about $0.0111 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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