lightcms: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

lightcms CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from jonradoff/lightcms. It costs 10,086 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Repository instructions for LightCMS, a self-hosted Go content-management system that stores content in MongoDB and publishes static HTML pages.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when managing LightCMS content, starting its MCP server, reviewing project status, or making code changes.
Why use it?
They require website content changes to go through the project’s MCP server, helping prevent direct and potentially unsafe database edits.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

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

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to jonradoff/lightcms. 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/jonradoff/lightcms/main/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/jonradoff/lightcms

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Grade A, and why

lightcms 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 20d 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 · 542 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 542 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Read VIBECTL.md for current project status, deployment details, and issue context before starting work.

LightCMS - Claude Code Memory

Project Overview

LightCMS is a lightweight, self-hosted content management system built in Go. It uses MongoDB for data storage and generates static HTML pages for public content serving.

Key URLs:

  • Admin Dashboard: /cm
  • Public Site: /
  • MCP Server: bin/lightcms-mcp (stdio transport)

MCP Server Integration

IMPORTANT: All website content operations MUST go through the MCP server. Do NOT:

  • Write scripts to directly modify the database
  • Use Go code to create/edit/delete content
  • Bypass the MCP server for any content management tasks

If the MCP server is not available or not working, ASK the user for permission before attempting any content changes through other means.

Starting the MCP Server

If the user requests a content operation and the MCP server is not yet running, start it using the convenience script:

./bin/lightcms-mcp-wrapper.sh

This wrapper script sets up the required environment variables (LIGHTCMS_CONFIG_DIR) and launches the MCP server. The MCP server uses stdio transport, so it will be connected automatically once started.

Content Operations (REQUIRE MCP or explicit user permission):

  • Creating, editing, publishing, or deleting content
  • Managing templates and their HTML layouts
  • Uploading or managing assets (images, CSS, JS, documents)
  • Updating theme settings (colors, fonts, header/footer HTML)
  • Managing redirects, folders, and collections
  • Viewing or reverting content versions
  • Site configuration changes

Code Changes (allowed without MCP):

  • Adding new features to LightCMS itself
  • Fixing bugs in the application
  • Changing application behavior or logic
  • Adding new MCP tools
  • Modifying database schemas or indexes
  • Security improvements

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Rebuild MCP binary after adding tools

The Claude Desktop MCP integration uses a local binary (bin/lightcms-mcp) that connects to the remote server. The binary encodes all tool definitions — if you add or remove MCP tools without rebuilding it, Claude Desktop will see stale/missing tools.

Read the full file on GitHub · 542 lines

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lightcms CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository jonradoff/lightcms (32 stars, last pushed 21d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 10,086 tokens to every session, about $0.0403 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 2026-08-30.

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