architect-ai: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

architect-ai CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from aviraldua93/architect-ai. It costs 1,853 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for ArchitectAI, a study tool for the Claude Certified Architect Foundations exam. The project includes an offline command-line study mode, an MCP server for connecting study tools to Claude Desktop, and optional workflows using a user-provided Claude API key.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when changing the study tool, its agent workflows, MCP integration, question bank, mock exams, or exam-focused architecture examples.
Why use it?
It gives coding agents the project’s architecture, exam topics, and rules for coordinating agents and passing context between them. This helps changes fit the codebase and its teaching goals.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions subagents; mentions Claude Code.

This is aviraldua93/architect-ai's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on architect-ai 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 architect-ai configures →

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Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to aviraldua93/architect-ai. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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CLAUDE.md · 160 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 160 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

ArchitectAI — Claude Certified Architect Study Tool

AI-powered study tool for the Claude Certified Architect (Foundations) exam. The codebase IS the curriculum — every architectural pattern the exam tests is implemented here.

Architecture

Three-tier architecture, each tier adding capability:

Tier Name Description
1 Offline CLI Question bank, study mode, mock exams — no API key required
2 MCP Server Expose study tools via Model Context Protocol for Claude Desktop
3 BYOK Live Agents Bring-your-own-key agentic workflows with real Claude API calls

Key Patterns

  • Hub-and-spoke coordination: Coordinator agent controls all subagent communication
  • Subagent isolation: Subagents never share state — explicit context passing only
  • Agentic loops with stop_reason: Loops terminate on end_turn, not arbitrary limits
  • Programmatic workflow enforcement: Workflows enforced via code, not prompt instructions

Exam Domains

Domain Name Weight Source
1 Agentic Architecture & Orchestration 27% src/agents/
2 Tool Design & MCP Integration 18% src/tools/, src/mcp/
3 Claude Code Configuration & Workflows 20% src/cli/, .claude/
4 Prompt Engineering & Structured Output 20% src/prompts/
5 Context Management & Reliability 15% src/context/

Task Statements

Domain 1 — Agentic Architecture & Orchestration 1.1 Agentic Loops · 1.2 Multi-Agent Orchestration · 1.3 Subagent Invocation · 1.4 Workflow Enforcement · 1.5 Agent SDK Hooks · 1.6 Task Decomposition · 1.7 Session State

Domain 2 — Tool Design & MCP Integration 2.1 Tool Descriptions as Selection Mechanism · 2.2 Structured Error Responses · 2.3 Tool Choice Modes · 2.4 MCP Resources, Tools & Prompts · 2.5 Built-in vs Custom Tools

Domain 3 — Claude Code Configuration & Workflows 3.1 CLAUDE.md Hierarchy · 3.2 Slash Commands & Skills · 3.3 Path Rules with Glob Patterns · 3.4 Plan Mode Workflow · 3.5 Iterative Refinement · 3.6 CI/CD Integration

Read the full file on GitHub · 160 lines

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architect-ai CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository aviraldua93/architect-ai (5 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,853 tokens to every session, about $0.0093 per session on Opus 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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