Borrowing it
Nothing to install: this file belongs to ashtonian/llm-init. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ashtonian/llm-init/master/CLAUDE.mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ashtonian/llm-initWrote this? Show the measurements
A badge with what this costs and how it scanned, read live from this page, so it follows the numbers instead of freezing them. Markdown for a README, HTML for a documentation site or a project page.
[](https://agentmods.dev/instructions/ashtonian/llm-init/claude-md)<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/ashtonian/llm-init/claude-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/ashtonian/llm-init/claude-md/github.svg" alt="Measured on agentmods" height="20"></a>Or the 80×15 button, for a site that already has a row of RSS and ATOM ones. Only the verdict fits; the numbers stay here.
<a href="https://agentmods.dev/instructions/ashtonian/llm-init/claude-md"><img src="https://agentmods.dev/badge/instructions/ashtonian/llm-init/claude-md.svg" alt="Reviewed on agentmods" width="80" height="20"></a>What it costs to keep this loaded
Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5.1 | $0.00941 | $0.00941 |
| Opus 5.5 | $0.00376 | $0.00376 |
| Sonnet 5.5 | $0.00188 | $0.00188 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00094 | $0.00094 |
Grade A, and why
llm-init 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 2mo 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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 72 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.
Claude Code Instructions for test-project
Execution Modes
| Mode | When | How |
|---|---|---|
| Parallel (default) | Multi-step features, build work, any task with 2+ independent subtasks | Decompose → task files → launch agents |
| Interactive | Complex decisions, ambiguous requirements, user wants to pair, initial project setup | Plan file workflow, step-by-step with user |
| Quick | Trivial fixes, one-liners, small edits | Just do it — no plans or tasks needed |
| Idea Pipeline | Starting from scratch, 0→100 | Interactive for Research/Spec/Plan, then Parallel for Build |
Mode Keywords
| To activate... | User says... |
|---|---|
| Parallel (default) | Any multi-step request, or: "go parallel", "fan out", "batch it", "go wild" |
| Interactive | "interactive", "walk me through", "step by step", "let's think about", "guide me", "let's pair" |
| Quick | "just do it", "quick fix", "small change", "one-liner", "trivial" |
| Idea Pipeline | "I have an idea", "start from scratch", "build me a...", "0 to 100" |
| Shelve | "shelve", "save state", "checkpoint", "pause this", "save progress" |
Auto-Escalation to Interactive
Switch from Parallel to Interactive automatically when:
- Requirements are ambiguous and can't be clarified from specs
- Cannot decompose into 2+ independent subtasks
- Irreversible external actions needed (deployments, migrations)
- User expresses uncertainty ("I'm not sure", "what do you think")
- Brand-new project with empty
AGENT_GUIDE.md(use Interactive for initial setup)
Custom Commands
| Command | What It Does |
|---|---|
/decompose |
Break a request into parallel tasks (75-150 turns each) |
/new-task |
Create a single task file in the backlog |
/status |
Task queue dashboard with analysis |
/launch |
Pre-flight checks + launch parallel agents |
/plan |
Select and create the right plan template |
/review |
Run quality gates and review current work |
/shelve |
Checkpoint work with structured handoff |
/requirements |
Iterative requirement gathering → package spec |
/architecture-review |
Assess decisions, tradeoffs, edge cases |
/adr |
Create an Architecture Decision Record |
/security-review |
Security assessment of codebase or feature |
/prd |
Interactive PRD → sized task files in backlog |
/release |
Release preparation with checklist and changelog |
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.
- 2mo ago First seen · 72 lines · 941 tokens per session scan A b7a732834b39
llm-init CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository ashtonian/llm-init (2 stars, last pushed 9d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 941 tokens to every session, about $0.0038 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llm-init CLAUDE.mdashtonian/llm-init | Instructions file | 2 | 9d ago | MIT | A | 941 | Claude Code |
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