What is braid CLAUDE.md?

Development instructions for Braid, a toolkit for creating custom LangGraph agents. LangGraph is a framework for building applications whose steps and decisions are represented as a graph.

Use them when developing Braid agents, especially agents that call external services through the project's built-in integrations. They also define trigger phrases for planning and production-enhancement phases.

They give the coding agent a repeatable process for reviewing documentation and choosing direct integrations when creating agents for the project.

How braid-ink/braid configures Claude Code

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Nothing to install: this file belongs to braid-ink/braid. 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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When invoked 1,794 The same file — it is already loaded in full.

Security scan B 2 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.

Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.

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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	$0.01794	$0.01794
Opus 5.5	$0.00718	$0.00718
Sonnet 5.5	$0.00359	$0.00359
Haiku 4.5	$0.00179	$0.00179

Measured 2mo ago against content hash ffe033a009ff, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade B, and why

braid CLAUDE.md scanned grade B with 2 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.

Sends data to an external URLmediumData exfiltration

A POST to an outside endpoint may be telemetry or may be exfiltration; either way the mod talks to somewhere, and you should know where.

response = requests.post( "https://api.newservice.com/action",

Makes network callslowCapability

Not a fault in itself. Listed so you know the mod talks to something, and to what.

response = requests.post(

CLAUDE.md · 218 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 218 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Claude Assistant Guide for Braid Development

This file provides essential guidance for Claude when working on Braid projects, focusing on creating custom LangGraph agents using our built-in toolkit and integrations.

🎯 STRUCTURED AGENT DEVELOPMENT PROCESS

When users request agent development, follow the Agent Development Roadmap for consistent, high-quality results.

Trigger Commands

"Please prepare to create a LangGraph agent by reviewing the docs and examples" → Execute Phase 1: Discovery & Planning
"Optional Pro Pack and production deployment" → Execute Phase 2: Production Enhancement

These commands ensure systematic review of all critical documentation, proper template selection, and adherence to production best practices.

🚀 Creating New Agents with Direct API Integrations

Primary Approach: Use direct API integrations from core/integrations/ for all new agents. This provides simple, reliable access to external services.

When a user requests a new agent, follow this recommended approach:

1. Use Direct API Integrations

Primary Approach: Use direct API integrations from core/integrations/ for all new agents.

# Available direct integrations
core/integrations/
├── xero/tools.py         # Direct Xero API integration
├── notion/tools.py       # Direct Notion API integration  
├── perplexity/tools.py   # Direct Perplexity API integration
├── gworkspace/tools.py   # Google Workspace integration
└── slack/tools.py        # Slack integration

2. Standard Direct Integration Process

Use Existing Integrations: Import tools from core/integrations/
Configure Environment: Set API keys in .env file
Import and Use: Import tools directly in your agent code
Test Integration: Test API calls with direct tool invocation
Handle Errors: Add graceful fallbacks for API failures

3. Available Direct Integrations

Integration	Tools	Use Cases
Xero	`get_xero_profit_and_loss`, `get_xero_balance_sheet`, `get_xero_trial_balance`	Financial data, accounting reports
Notion	`create_notion_page`, `get_notion_page`, `update_notion_page`	Documentation, report generation
Perplexity	`perplexity_search`, `perplexity_market_research`, `perplexity_ask`	Real-time web research, market insights
Google Workspace	Gmail, Calendar, Sheets tools	Email, scheduling, data management
Slack	Message, channel, user tools	Team communication, notifications

Read the full file on GitHub · 218 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.

2mo ago First seen · 218 lines · 1,794 tokens per session scan B ffe033a009ff

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braid CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository braid-ink/braid (11 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 1,794 tokens to every session, about $0.0072 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it B with 2 findings (sends data to an external url, makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-30.

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