mach10: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

mach10 CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from LeanAndMean/mach10. It costs 5,751 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A project guide for Claude Code, an AI coding assistant, in the mach10 repository. It explains the project structure, development method, architecture, and available slash commands.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when changing mach10's plugin files, commands, agent definitions, scripts, or project documentation. It helps guide work from an issue through implementation, review, fixes, and merging.
Why use it?
It gives the coding assistant the context needed to work consistently in this repository. It also documents how work is split into stages and carried between fresh sessions using GitHub.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: $ARGUMENTS substitution. Also seen: mentions .claude-plugin; mentions CLAUDE.md; mentions subagents.

This is LeanAndMean/mach10's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on mach10 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 mach10 configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to LeanAndMean/mach10. 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/LeanAndMean/mach10

Made for: Claude Code.

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CLAUDE.md · 151 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 151 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Project Overview

mach10 defines a structured development methodology for agentic coding and provides a Claude Code plugin that implements it. The methodology centers on fresh sessions for each step, GitHub as the inter-session persistence layer, staged implementation, and iterative review-fix cycles. The plugin codifies this into 14 slash commands covering the complete issue-to-merge lifecycle.

Architecture

This is a pure plugin definition -- no build system, no runtime, no tests. Claude Code reads the command files directly.

.claude-plugin/plugin.json   # Plugin manifest (name, version, author)
agents/                       # Specialized agent definitions (markdown with YAML frontmatter)
commands/                     # Slash command definitions (markdown with YAML frontmatter)
scripts/                      # Utility scripts (repo maintenance, data collection)

Each command file is a self-contained workflow specification with:

  • YAML frontmatter: description, argument-hint, allowed-tools
  • Markdown body: Step-by-step instructions Claude Code follows when the command is invoked

Command Structure

Issue workflow: issue-assessment, issue-plan, issue-plan-review, issue-implement, issue-create PR workflow: pr-create, pr-review, pr-review-fix, pr-ci-fix, doc-review, pr-pre-merge, pr-merge Utilities: push, test-audit

Key Design Decisions

  • Thin orchestration: Commands gather context and delegate to feature-dev and pr-review-toolkit plugins via the Skill tool rather than reimplementing workflows.
  • Single-concern sessions: Review and fix are separate commands to preserve context budget for implementation. Each command is designed to run in a fresh CLI session.
  • GitHub as backbone: Plans, reviews, and progress are posted as issue/PR comments so context persists across sessions.
  • Safe defaults: No git add -A, no staging of secrets, no force-pushes, branch deletion uses -d flag.

Read the full file on GitHub · 151 lines

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mach10 CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository LeanAndMean/mach10 (23 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 5,751 tokens to every session, about $0.0230 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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