neuron-ai CLAUDE.md

neuron-ai CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for coding agents from neuron-core/neuron-ai. It costs 586 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for Neuron, a PHP framework for building AI agents with chat, tools, retrieval-augmented generation, structured results, and workflows.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when adding or changing Neuron code, especially PHP classes, agent features, data retrieval, workflows, types, formatting, or static-analysis fixes.
Why use it?
They define the project's coding standards and encourage small, clearly reasoned changes instead of unnecessary complexity.

Instructions file

About the project

Neuron AI is a PHP framework for building AI applications in which agents connect language models, tools, data loaders, vector databases, memory, and user interfaces. PHP developers use it to create and manage applications with agent workflows, multi-agent coordination, streaming, monitoring, and human involvement.

neuron-core/neuron-ai · 2,087 stars · on GitHub

Install

Getting it into your agent

One page per mod, every tool's command on it. A separate URL per tool would split the same page into five that compete with each other.

agentmods
npx agentmods add instructions/neuron-core/neuron-ai/claude-md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/neuron-core/neuron-ai

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Security

Grade A, and why

neuron-ai 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 5d 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 · 75 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 75 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Project Overview

Neuron is a PHP Agentic framework for building AI agents with chat, tools, RAG, structured output, and workflow orchestration.

Code Standards

  • Strict types: declare(strict_types=1)
  • PSR-12 formatting
  • PHPStan level 5
  • 100% type coverage (params, returns, properties)
  • PHP 8.1+ features (enums, constructor promotion)
  • Use protected visibility for non-public properties and methods (never private)

Think Before Coding

Don't assume. Don't hide confusion. Surface tradeoffs.

Before implementing:

  • State your assumptions explicitly. If uncertain, ask.
  • If multiple interpretations exist, present them - don't pick silently.
  • If a simpler approach exists, say so. Push back when warranted.
  • If something is unclear, stop. Name what's confusing. Ask.

Simplicity First

Minimum code that solves the problem. Nothing speculative.

  • No features beyond what was asked.
  • No abstractions for single-use code.
  • No "flexibility" or "configurability" that wasn't requested.
  • No error handling for impossible scenarios.
  • If you write 200 lines and it could be 50, rewrite it.

Ask yourself: "Would a senior engineer say this is overcomplicated?" If yes, simplify.

Surgical Changes

Touch only what you must. Clean up only your own mess.

When editing existing code:

  • Don't "improve" adjacent code, comments, or formatting.
  • Don't refactor things that aren't broken.
  • Match existing style, even if you'd do it differently.
  • If you notice unrelated dead code, mention it - don't delete it.

When your changes create orphans:

  • Remove imports/variables/functions that YOUR changes made unused.
  • Don't remove pre-existing dead code unless asked.

The test: Every changed line should trace directly to the user's request.

Goal-Driven Execution

Define success criteria. Loop until verified.

Transform tasks into verifiable goals:

  • "Add validation" → "Write tests for invalid inputs, then make them pass"
  • "Fix the bug" → "Write a test that reproduces it, then make it pass"
  • "Refactor X" → "Ensure tests pass before and after"

Read the full file on GitHub · 75 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. 5d ago First seen · 75 lines · 586 tokens per session scan A d622aada3d83

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neuron-ai CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository neuron-core/neuron-ai (2,087 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 586 tokens to every session, about $0.0029 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.