argus: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

argus CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from Dragoon0x/argus. It costs 1,423 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for Argus, a TypeScript monorepo that gives AI coding agents tools to inspect and judge visual design quality. They describe its packages, applications, commands, and dependencies.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when developing Argus, especially when working across its shared packages, command-line tool, MCP server, gateway, or browser extension.
Why use it?
They give coding agents the project context needed to make changes in the right places and use the correct build commands.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

This is Dragoon0x/argus's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on argus 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 argus configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to Dragoon0x/argus. 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
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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Dragoon0x/argus

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CLAUDE.md · 150 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 150 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md — Agent Instructions for Argus

This file tells AI coding agents how to work on the Argus codebase.

What is Argus?

Argus is a design intelligence runtime for AI agents. It gives coding agents the ability to see, judge, and learn from visual design quality. The codebase is a TypeScript monorepo using pnpm workspaces.

Repository structure

argus/
├── packages/           ← Core libraries (npm-publishable)
│   ├── protocol/       ← Shared types, constants, interfaces
│   ├── inspector/      ← DOM analysis, CSS extraction, a11y audit
│   ├── scorer/         ← Design quality scoring engine + rules
│   ├── memory/         ← Preference learning, taste profiles, export
│   ├── flux/           ← CSS interpolation engine
│   ├── typo/           ← Typography engine
│   ├── pulse/          ← Animation/visualization engine
│   └── lens/           ← Inline component tweaking
├── apps/               ← Runnable applications
│   ├── cli/            ← `argus` command line tool
│   ├── mcp-server/     ← MCP server for AI agent integration
│   ├── gateway/        ← Local WebSocket server
│   └── browser-ext/    ← Chrome extension
├── skills/             ← Design analysis skills (like plugins)
├── extensions/         ← Third-party tool integrations
├── test/               ← Integration tests, test fixtures
├── docs/               ← Documentation site
└── scripts/            ← Build and release scripts

Build commands

pnpm install              # Install all dependencies
pnpm build                # Build all packages
pnpm build:apps           # Build all apps
pnpm dev                  # Watch mode for packages
pnpm test                 # Run unit tests
pnpm test:integration     # Run integration tests
pnpm lint                 # Lint with oxlint
pnpm typecheck            # TypeScript type checking
pnpm argus <command>      # Run CLI in dev mode
pnpm gateway:watch        # Run gateway with auto-reload

Package dependency graph

protocol ← inspector ← scorer ← memory
                ↑          ↑        ↑
               flux      typo    pulse
                ↑          ↑        ↑
               lens ───────┘        │
                                    │
              cli ← mcp-server ← gateway

Read the full file on GitHub · 150 lines

Changes

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  1. 1mo ago First seen · 150 lines · 1,423 tokens per session scan A a156ac30f95f

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argus CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Dragoon0x/argus (5 stars, last pushed 6mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,423 tokens to every session, about $0.0057 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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