copilot-repo-template: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

copilot-repo-template CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from franklesniak/copilot-repo-template. It costs 12,042 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A repository instruction file for Claude Code and similar coding agents. It points agents to the main project rules and summarizes important safety, metadata, and documentation requirements.

In plain words
What is it for?
It helps agents follow shared coding standards, protect instruction files, and understand the repository’s essential structure and documentation sources.
Why use it?
It prevents agents from relying on incomplete or outdated local guidance when the repository has one authoritative rule file.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

This is franklesniak/copilot-repo-template's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on copilot-repo-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 copilot-repo-template configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to franklesniak/copilot-repo-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.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/franklesniak/copilot-repo-template/main/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/franklesniak/copilot-repo-template

Made for: Claude Code.

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Security scan A 1 finding. 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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Opus 5.5 $0.04817 $0.04817
Sonnet 5.5 $0.02408 $0.02408
Haiku 4.5 $0.01204 $0.01204

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Grade A, and why

copilot-repo-template CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 1 finding 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 1mo 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.

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- **Ad-hoc HTTP fallback contract.** If, and only if, authenticated structured GitHub tooling is genuinely unavailable in the session, an ad-hoc HTTP poller, such as raw `curl` or a custom script, **MAY** be used as a fa
CLAUDE.md · 362 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 362 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Agent Instructions for Claude Code

Version: 1.7.20260923.0

Metadata

  • Status: Active
  • Owner: Repository Maintainers
  • Last Updated: 2026-09-23
  • Scope: Agent-specific entry point for Claude Code and compatible AI coding agents operating in this repository. Mirrors a minimal inline summary of the highest-priority shared rules; .github/copilot-instructions.md remains the canonical source of truth.

This file provides project-specific instructions for Claude Code and compatible AI coding agents operating in this repository. These instructions ensure that agents follow the same coding standards, safety rules, and workflows that apply to all contributors.

Canonical Instructions

The authoritative source of truth for all repository rules is .github/copilot-instructions.md (the repo-wide constitution). All rules defined there apply without exception. Read that file before making any changes.

This file intentionally keeps only a minimal inline summary of the highest-priority shared rules so that Claude receives critical guidance immediately, but it does not replace reading the canonical instructions above.

Thin entry point classification: A thin entry point keeps shared repository rules brief; it does not mean platform-specific or required protocol sections may be discarded. Sections explicitly labeled as platform protocol or required protocol must be preserved unless the repository owner explicitly waives that protocol for the retained agent platform.

For supported Copilot request interfaces and observed effort, use the shared Copilot review recipe. The canonical review policy and this entry point's platform protocol remain authoritative.

Read the full file on GitHub · 362 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.

  1. 1mo ago Changed · +34 lines · +102 tokens per session 02764bc70cb9
  2. 2mo ago First seen · 328 lines · 11,940 tokens per session scan A 843de2cddf0c

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copilot-repo-template CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository franklesniak/copilot-repo-template (9 stars, last pushed 5d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 12,042 tokens to every session, about $0.0482 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 2026-08-31.

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