PhotoAlbum: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

PhotoAlbum CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from Azure-Samples/PhotoAlbum. It costs 752 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for PhotoAlbum, an ASP.NET Core photo-gallery application that stores images and uses a database.

In plain words
What is it for?
They explain the technology stack, application startup, test commands, and how to create and apply database migrations.
Why use it?
They give developers the project context and the exact commands needed to build, run, test, and update it.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

This is Azure-Samples/PhotoAlbum's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on PhotoAlbum 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 PhotoAlbum configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to Azure-Samples/PhotoAlbum. 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/Azure-Samples/PhotoAlbum/main/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Azure-Samples/PhotoAlbum

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PhotoAlbum 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 9d ago.

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CLAUDE.md · 93 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 93 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

PhotoAlbum is an ASP.NET Core 9.0 Razor Pages application for photo gallery management. It's designed as a demo for GitHub Copilot app modernization, showcasing migration from local file storage to Azure Blob Storage.

Tech Stack:

  • ASP.NET Core 9.0 (Razor Pages)
  • Entity Framework Core 9.0 with SQL Server LocalDB
  • SixLabors.ImageSharp for image processing
  • xUnit for testing

Build and Run

Build the solution:

dotnet build PhotoAlbum.sln

Run the application:

dotnet run --project PhotoAlbum/PhotoAlbum.csproj

Run all tests:

dotnet test PhotoAlbum.Tests/PhotoAlbum.Tests.csproj

Run specific test:

dotnet test PhotoAlbum.Tests/PhotoAlbum.Tests.csproj --filter "FullyQualifiedName~TestMethodName"

Database migrations:

# Add new migration
dotnet ef migrations add MigrationName --project PhotoAlbum/PhotoAlbum.csproj

# Apply migrations
dotnet ef database update --project PhotoAlbum/PhotoAlbum.csproj

Architecture

Core Components:

  1. PhotoService (PhotoAlbum/Services/PhotoService.cs) - Service layer handling photo operations:

    • File upload with validation (size, MIME type)
    • Image dimension extraction via ImageSharp
    • File storage in wwwroot/uploads/ with GUID-based filenames
    • Database persistence with transaction rollback on failure
    • Photo retrieval and deletion
  2. PhotoAlbumContext (PhotoAlbum/Data/PhotoAlbumContext.cs) - EF Core DbContext:

    • Single Photos DbSet
    • Descending index on UploadedAt for chronological queries
  3. Photo Model (PhotoAlbum/Models/Photo.cs) - Represents uploaded photos with:

    • Dual filename tracking (original + stored GUID name)
    • File metadata (size, MIME type, dimensions)
    • UTC timestamps
  4. Razor Pages (PhotoAlbum/Pages/):

    • Index.cshtml - Gallery grid view with upload functionality
    • Detail.cshtml - Full-size photo display with metadata and navigation
    • PhotoFile.cshtml - File retrieval endpoint

Read the full file on GitHub · 93 lines

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PhotoAlbum CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Azure-Samples/PhotoAlbum (2 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 752 tokens to every session, about $0.0038 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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