coworkos-template: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

coworkos-template CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from djterry15-afk/coworkos-template. It costs 2,125 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of instructions that maps a file-based workspace for an AI agent. It organizes work into levels such as the whole workspace, a work area, and a project.

In plain words
What is it for?
Defining workspace structure, routing the agent to relevant files, and recording operating rules and project context.
Why use it?
It gives the agent a consistent way to find context, understand the current state, and navigate between projects.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

This is djterry15-afk/coworkos-template's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on coworkos-template 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 coworkos-template configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to djterry15-afk/coworkos-template. 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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curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/djterry15-afk/coworkos-template/main/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/djterry15-afk/coworkos-template

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CLAUDE.md · 131 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 131 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CoworkOS — Workspace Map

Auto-loaded every session. Map only — structure, routing, navigation. This is a denatured template. Replace the example workstations/projects with your own.


What This Is

A tiered, file-based workspace applying the Interpretable Context Methodology (ICM) for cross-domain reasoning and artifact production with an AI agent. The structure is the system: routing tables decide what to load, plain-text files are the memory, and human gates govern anything that writes durable state.

Tiers: ROOT → WORKSTATION → PROJECT → (WORKFLOW when a project matures). Each tier has CLAUDE.md (L0 map + L1 routing) and CONTEXT.md (orient / current state). At ROOT, CONTEXT.md also carries the operator contract (who you are, how you want the agent to work, reliability/failure/memory protocols).

Architecture foundation: 00_Resources/references/tier-1-2-root-workstation-model.md.


Folder Structure

coworkos-template/
├── CLAUDE.md                          ← this file — auto-loaded every session (L0 map + L1 routing)
├── CONTEXT.md                         ← ROOT operator contract + current state — load every session
├── README.md                         ← outward-facing: what this template is + how to instantiate
├── 00_Resources/                     ← cross-workstation reference layer
│   ├── cross-domain-map.md           ← L1 orient — links across workstations; load for cross-domain questions
│   └── references/                   ← Layer 3 — stable reference, load by trigger
│       ├── tier-1-2-root-workstation-model.md   ← architecture foundation + ROOT/WORKSTATION conventions
│       ├── tier-3-project-model.md   ← how to organize files within a project (the project KINDS)
│       ├── tier-4-workflow-model.md  ← the WORKFLOW (pipeline-ICM) tier model + the three SHAPES
│       ├── decisions-log.md          ← the design rationale (the "why" behind the template's shape)
│       ├── icm-paper.md              ← distillation of the ICM source paper (Van Clief & McDermott)
│       ├── karpathy-llm-wiki.md      ← distillation of the LLM Wiki pattern (Karpathy) the wiki uses
│       └── skills/                   ← invokable procedures (session close, handoff, build spec, web capture)
├── Workstation_A_Writing/            ← EXAMPLE domain (subject-area) — the simple case: one project, one shape
│   ├── content-project/              ← Reasoning Workspace
│   │   └── content-factory/          ← tier-4 shape: content-production (staged-pipeline + hub)
│   └── forming-idea/                 ← STATE example — a Forming stub (kind undetermined; structure not yet earned)
├── Workstation_B_Markets/            ← EXAMPLE domain — the COMPOSED case: one project runs the whole loop
│   └── market-thesis/                ← Reasoning Workspace — acquire → organize → monitor → conclude
│       ├── llm-wiki/                 ← organizes sourced knowledge (Layer-3 store)
│       ├── research-factory/         ← tier-4 shape: research-acquisition (exploratory fan-in) — acquires
│       └── stress-monitor/           ← tier-4 shape: deterministic monitor (data → transform → report)
└── Workstation_C_Workbench/          ← EXAMPLE domain — the MIXED-KIND case: contrasting kinds side by side
    ├── reference-library/            ← Reference Repo — FLAT: consult / retrieve entries one at a time
    ├── reference-study/              ← Reasoning Workspace (study container) — synthesize ACROSS reference sub-projects
    ├── build-tool/                   ← Build / Workflow — reasoning shell over a code body
    └── retired-tool/                 ← STATE example — a Dead own-reference (finished, retired; structure shed)

Read the full file on GitHub · 131 lines

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coworkos-template CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository djterry15-afk/coworkos-template (2 stars, last pushed 2mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 2,125 tokens to every session, about $0.0106 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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