netbox-best-practices: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

netbox-best-practices CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from netboxlabs/netbox-best-practices. It costs 2,455 tokens per session, scanned A, original, Apache-2.0.

A set of maintenance instructions for NetBox integration guidance. NetBox is an infrastructure inventory and network-management platform, and the repository keeps guidance for coding assistants and engineers in several formats.

In plain words
What is it for?
Updating NetBox integration advice, maintaining repository structure, and keeping CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, HUMAN.md, README.md, Cursor rules, and skills in sync.
Why use it?
It helps maintainers keep the different documentation and rule formats aligned as the guidance changes.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

This is netboxlabs/netbox-best-practices's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on netbox-best-practices 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 netbox-best-practices configures →

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Borrowing it

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Clone the repo
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CLAUDE.md · 301 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 301 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md - NetBox Skills Maintenance Guide

This repository contains best practices for NetBox integrations, available in multiple formats for different AI coding assistants and human readers. This guide explains the structure, conventions, and maintenance procedures.

Repository Structure

netbox-best-practices/
├── CLAUDE.md                              # This file - maintenance guide
├── AGENTS.md                              # Cursor/general AI assistant guide
├── HUMAN.md                               # Human-readable guide (for engineers)
├── README.md                              # Repository overview
├── .cursor/rules/                         # Cursor IDE rules
│   ├── netbox-auth.mdc
│   ├── netbox-rest-api.mdc
│   ├── netbox-graphql.mdc
│   ├── netbox-data-modeling.mdc
│   ├── netbox-integration.mdc
│   └── netbox-performance.mdc
└── skills/
    └── netbox-integration-best-practices/
        ├── SKILL.md                       # Main skill definition (for Claude Code)
        └── references/
            ├── netbox-integration-guidelines.md  # Technical reference
            └── rules/
                ├── _sections.md           # Category definitions
                ├── _template.md           # Rule template
                └── [individual rule files]

Multi-Format Content

This repository maintains content in three parallel formats:

Format Location Audience Style
Claude Code Skills skills/*/SKILL.md, references/ Claude Code users Progressive disclosure, reference files
Cursor Rules .cursor/rules/*.mdc Cursor IDE users Concise (<500 lines), YAML frontmatter
Human Documentation HUMAN.md Engineers Concise orientation, all skills combined

The authoritative source for all rules is skills/*/references/rules/*.md. The other formats are derived from and must stay aligned with these detailed rule files.

Important: HUMAN.md is a single document covering ALL best practices across all skills. When adding new skills, add their content to this document rather than creating skill-specific human docs.

Read the full file on GitHub · 301 lines

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netbox-best-practices CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository netboxlabs/netbox-best-practices (29 stars, last pushed 7mo ago), licensed Apache-2.0. It adds 2,455 tokens to every session, about $0.0123 per session on Opus 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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