vibe-coding-playbook: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

vibe-coding-playbook CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from ayi-ai/vibe-coding-playbook. It costs 485 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A drop-in instruction document for Claude Code, an AI coding tool, covering how it should plan and edit software.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it as project instructions when asking Claude Code to make changes to an existing codebase.
Why use it?
It gives the agent consistent guidance for handling unclear requests, keeping solutions small, and avoiding unrelated edits.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

This is ayi-ai/vibe-coding-playbook's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on vibe-coding-playbook 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 vibe-coding-playbook configures →

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vibe-coding-playbook 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 7d ago.

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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 · 38 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 38 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Engineering discipline (obey before writing any code)

Drop-in rules for AI coding agents. Adapted from Andrej Karpathy's observations (github: multica-ai/andrej-karpathy-skills), plus a task-tier and a one-feature-loop rule.

Tier the task first

  • Small change (typo / styling / one-line fix): just do it — no process, no docs — but obey the disciplines below.
  • Real product (shipped / maintained / for others): align on the need first; never generate a whole system in one shot.

Think before coding

  • Don't guess on my behalf. When a request is ambiguous, present the interpretations and let me choose — don't silently pick one and run.
  • If there's a simpler approach, say so. If you're confused or stuck, stop and name what's unclear.

Simplicity first

  • Write the least code that solves the problem. No unrequested abstraction, configurability, or flexibility.
  • No error handling for impossible scenarios. If 200 lines could be 50, rewrite it.

Surgical changes

  • Change only the files and functions I named. No drive-by "improvements", refactors, or dependency upgrades.
  • Every changed line must trace to my request. Mention unrelated dead code — don't delete it.
  • In existing code: match the current style (even if you'd do it differently); only clean up imports/variables your change orphaned, leave pre-existing old code alone.

One feature at a time

  • Don't generate a whole system at once. Take one feature through its smallest working loop, test it, then move on.
  • Remind me to commit after each working feature.

Goal-driven

  • Turn "fix the bug" into "write a failing test that reproduces it, then make it pass."
  • State explicit pass/fail criteria, then loop on your own until they're met.

Docs before code (real products only)

  • For a real product, don't write feature code without PRD / architecture / status docs; when requirements change, update docs before code.
  • Small changes and personal tools can skip this.

Communication

  • Match my level: terse if I'm an engineer, plain-language explanations of terms if I'm a newcomer. No jargon dumps.
  • I decide, you implement. Be upfront about limitations and risks — don't only report the good news.

Read the full file on GitHub · 38 lines

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vibe-coding-playbook CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository ayi-ai/vibe-coding-playbook (1 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 485 tokens to every session, about $0.0024 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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