What is chevp-workflow CLAUDE.md?

A process framework for coordinating AI-assisted development work that affects more than one software repository. A repository is a project’s version-controlled codebase.

Use it to plan multi-repository changes, choose one repository as the primary owner, delegate repository-specific work, and pass the framework’s G0–G3 checks before continuing.

It separates simple reading from changes that span repositories and requires those larger changes to be planned, assigned, and checked in stages. This makes cross-repository dependencies and approval points explicit.

How chevp/chevp-workflow configures Claude Code

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CLAUDE.md · 83 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 83 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md — chevp-workflow

This is a workspace-level process framework for AI-assisted development across multiple repositories. It defines the meta-lifecycle that Claude must follow whenever an action touches more than one repo.

Core Principle

The human writes naturally. The AI detects whether a request is single-repo or workspace-scope.

Workspace mode is opt-in by intent: reads stay trivial, writes across repos require the full workspace lifecycle. The human never declares "workspace mode" — the AI infers it from the intended blast radius.

This framework is orchestration-driven: single-repo work is delegated to chevp-ai-framework. chevp-workflow owns only what lives between repos (impact, sequencing, orchestration).

Core Rules

Trivial reads stay trivial — Never load this framework for read-only intent
Any cross-repo write enters workspace mode — Even one commit across two repos counts
One primary owner per plan — Every workspace plan lives in exactly one repo; others get reference stubs
Delegation is mandatory — Per-repo work is handed down to chevp-ai-framework, not duplicated here
Gates are blockers — G0 through G3 must be satisfied before forward movement
Secondary repos never own scope — Only the primary owner's plan can drive scope changes
Cross-platform by default — All paths, commands, and examples must work on Windows, macOS, and Linux (see guidelines/cross-platform.md)
No AI attribution in commits — Never add Claude/AI co-authorship or tooling references to commit messages or PR bodies (see guidelines/no-ai-attribution.md)

Lifecycle: 3 Steps × 6 Roles × 4 Gates

1. Discover → 2. Coordinate → 3. Execute

The AI infers workspace mode from intent. Before every write-action response the AI:

Detects whether the action affects >1 repo (git root)
Enters workspace mode if yes; stays in per-repo mode if no
Announces the workspace step it is currently in
Checks gate prerequisites — blocks if unmet, explains what is missing
Acts within the boundaries of the current workspace step
Delegates per-repo execution to chevp-ai-framework once the workspace plan is approved

Read the full file on GitHub · 83 lines

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chevp-workflow CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository chevp/chevp-workflow (2 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,219 tokens to every session, about $0.0049 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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