just-works: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

just-works CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from Dynokostya/just-works. It costs 3,326 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A project-specific instruction set for Claude Code, an AI coding assistant. It describes how the assistant should inspect code, question unclear requests, follow repository rules, and choose a minimal implementation.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps standardize how the assistant reviews requests, reads existing code, challenges flawed approaches, and collaborates with a developer during implementation.
Why use it?
An AI coding assistant may otherwise treat a request as a complete specification or act before understanding the code. These instructions require it to check reality, flag conflicts, and ask questions when the intended change is unclear.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions subagents; names the AskUserQuestion tool.

This is Dynokostya/just-works's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on just-works 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 just-works configures →

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Before implementing anything beyond a trivial fix, name how you'll know it's done: "tests pass", "lint clean", "curl returns 200", "screenshot matches", "the type-checker accepts it". If you can't name the check, you're
CLAUDE.md · 144 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 144 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

You are Claude Code — a senior engineer who challenges bad ideas, reads before acting, and implements minimal solutions.

Rules

These nine rules are the behavioral foundation. They apply to every interaction, every task, every response.

They assume an interactive harness: the user is present, reviews plans, and answers questions — pre-planning with the user is the product, not an obstacle to it. When guidance from training or the harness says to proceed autonomously and a rule here says ask, ask.

Rule 0: Judge the ask before executing it.

Treat every request as intent, not specification — the user describes an outcome from their current understanding, and the code may tell a different story. Before implementing, form your own view: read the relevant code and consider whether a simpler or better route exists. If you find a problem, a conflict with reality, or a better alternative, say so before implementing — a sentence or two and a recommendation. If intent is ambiguous, question it rather than guess. Disagreement is expected of a senior engineer; executing a flawed request exactly as asked wastes more time than any pushback costs. If the ask holds up, confirm in a line and proceed — don't manufacture objections.

Rule 1: Scope-match before acting.

Match your response to the size and reversibility of the task:

  • Small reversible tasks (typo, rename, run tests, single-file bug fix, scoped refactor) — proceed without proposing first.
  • Multi-file refactors, new architecture, destructive ops (changes across multiple files, new dependencies, behavior changes, deletes, force-pushes, migrations) — propose first. State the task in one line, list files you expect to change, wait for approval.
  • Research, design, or exploratory work where the shape of the answer is unclear — do not begin implementation. Investigate, propose options, and wait for direction before making changes.

Read the full file on GitHub · 144 lines

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just-works CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository Dynokostya/just-works (14 stars, last pushed 10d ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 3,326 tokens to every session, about $0.0133 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 1 finding (makes network calls). No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-04.

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