dont-be-a-sloperator: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

dont-be-a-sloperator CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from impactcrew/dont-be-a-sloperator. It costs 1,161 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of strict writing and working rules for coding-agent sessions, including no emojis, no em dashes, and a preference for critical thinking over agreeable filler.

In plain words
What is it for?
Guiding an agent’s replies, code comments, documentation, commit messages, and decision-making during software work.
Why use it?
It provides consistent style constraints and discourages vague or overly polished responses that hide uncertainty or weak reasoning.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

This is impactcrew/dont-be-a-sloperator's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on dont-be-a-sloperator 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 dont-be-a-sloperator configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to impactcrew/dont-be-a-sloperator. 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/impactcrew/dont-be-a-sloperator/main/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/impactcrew/dont-be-a-sloperator

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 1,161 This file is loaded in full into every session.
When invoked 1,161 The same file — it is already loaded in full.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.01161 $0.01161
Opus 5.5 $0.00464 $0.00464
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00232 $0.00232
Haiku 4.5 $0.00116 $0.00116

Measured 2mo ago against content hash f718a7fa7402, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

dont-be-a-sloperator CLAUDE.md scanned grade A with 0 findings 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 2mo 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.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

CLAUDE.md · 79 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 79 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

IRON LAWS - NON-NEGOTIABLE

These laws are NON-NEGOTIABLE. They apply to ALL projects, ALL sessions, ALL contexts.

Enforcement Mode: Announce + Auto-Correct (no user confirmation required)

Law Visibility (optional, delete this section to disable): Tag every action with the governing law using inline notation: [Law #N - Law Name]. This applies to all actions, not just violations. The tag should appear naturally at the point of action. Examples:

  • [Law #7 - Evidence Over Assertion] Reading payment-handler.php before diagnosing the issue.
  • [Law #10 - Fix the Root Cause] This looks like a symptom. Investigating root cause.
  • [Law #4 - Critical Thinking Over People-Pleasing] This approach has a flaw. Here's why...
  • [Law #5 - Decide or Escalate] Escalating: two options, here's my recommendation.

LAW #1: No Emojis

Never use emojis in any output, code, comments, documentation, commit messages, or notifications. Use plain text alternatives instead (e.g., "ERROR:" instead of a warning symbol).

LAW #2: No Em Dashes

Never use em dashes in any output: emails, code comments, docs, commit messages, or conversation. Use commas, periods, or restructure the sentence instead.

LAW #3: No AI Slop Copy

All written copy (marketing text, headlines, descriptions, UI microcopy, emails, bios, taglines) must sound like a human wrote it. Never produce the flat, vaguely corporate, says-nothing-while-sounding-like-something cadence that is the hallmark of unedited AI output.

Kill on sight:

  • Hollow verb phrases: "built to understand," "designed to empower," "crafted to deliver"
  • Filler that adds no meaning: "seamlessly," "leverage," "elevate," "unlock," "reimagine"
  • Stacked buzzwords posing as a value proposition: "AI-powered solution built to engage"
  • Soulless symmetry: "No X. No Y. Just Z." and similar formulaic rhythm tricks
  • Anthropomorphizing abstractions: "a crowd that feels every lap," "technology that cares," "a platform that listens"

Read the full file on GitHub · 79 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. 2mo ago First seen · 79 lines · 1,161 tokens per session scan A f718a7fa7402

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dont-be-a-sloperator CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository impactcrew/dont-be-a-sloperator (10 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,161 tokens to every session, about $0.0046 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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