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.
npx agentmods add instructions/pforret/claude_code_tips/claude-mdgit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pforret/claude_code_tipsWhat 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.
| Model | Per session | Once invoked |
|---|---|---|
| Fable 5 | $0.00615 | $0.00615 |
| Opus 5 | $0.00308 | $0.00308 |
| Sonnet 5 | $0.00123 | $0.00123 |
| Haiku 4.5 | $0.00061 | $0.00061 |
Grade A, and why
claude_code_tips 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 2d 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.
How it starts
The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 60 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
This is a documentation repository containing Claude Code tips, best practices, and resources. It's a collection of knowledge about MCP (Model Context Protocol) tools, Git workflows, and essential commands for effective Claude Code usage.
This repository is licensed under the MIT License, encouraging open collaboration and knowledge sharing in the Claude Code community.
Repository Structure
- COMMANDS.md: Links to essential slash commands from various context engineering projects
- GIT.md: Comprehensive guide on using Git as a checkpoint system with Claude Code
- MCP.md: Essential MCP tools and best practices for agentic coding
- VERSION.md: Current version tracking (0.0.3)
- README.md: Empty placeholder file
Key Resources Referenced
Context Engineering Sources
- David Kimai: https://github.com/davidkimai/Context-Engineering/tree/main/.claude/commands
- Cole: https://github.com/coleam00/context-engineering-intro/tree/main/.claude/commands
- SuperClaude: https://github.com/NomenAK/SuperClaude/tree/master/SuperClaude/Commands
MCP Tools
- Context7: Real-time documentation provider (https://context7.com/)
- VisionCraft: 100,000+ libraries with real-time updates (https://github.com/augmentedstartups/VisionCraft-MCP-Server)
- Gemini CLI Integration: Second opinion consultation for complex decisions
Best Practices Source
- Anthropic Engineering: https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/claude-code-best-practices
Git Workflow Strategy
This repository follows a checkpoint-based Git workflow as documented in GIT.md:
- Create feature branches:
git checkout -b [new_branch] - Regular checkpoints:
git add . && git commit -m '[status]' - Rollback capability:
git reset --hard [commit_hash] - Squash before PR:
git rebase -i [start_commit] - Force push if needed:
git push origin [branch] -f
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.
- 2d ago First seen · 60 lines · 615 tokens per session scan A 61430583c095
claude_code_tips CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository pforret/claude_code_tips (2 stars, last pushed 1y ago), licensed MIT. It adds 615 tokens to every session, about $0.0031 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 2026-08-31.
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