codehydra: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

codehydra CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from stefanhoelzl/codehydra. It costs 7,616 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Strict repository instructions for CodeHydra, including rules for TypeScript, linting, inter-process communication, and access to outside systems.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when changing CodeHydra's IPC channels, shared types, preload APIs, external-system access, lint configuration, or boundary interfaces.
Why use it?
They prevent changes that could break communication between the desktop application's processes or introduce unsupported abstraction layers and ignore comments.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

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

Needs its repository: it reads a path above its own folder, which exists only inside the repository. The line is import { Path } from "../utils/path/path";.

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to stefanhoelzl/codehydra. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

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Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/stefanhoelzl/codehydra

Made for: Claude Code.

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Grade A, and why

codehydra 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 7d ago.

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CLAUDE.md · 401 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 401 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 when working with this repository.


CRITICAL RULES

These rules MUST be followed. Violations require explicit user approval.

No Ignore Comments

NEVER add without explicit user approval:

  • // @ts-ignore, // @ts-expect-error, // eslint-disable*, any type assertions
  • Modifications to .eslintignore, .prettierignore

API/IPC Interface Changes

NEVER modify without explicit user approval:

  • IPC channel names/signatures (api:project:*, api:workspace:*)
  • Intent/event type definitions, operation interfaces
  • Preload script exposed APIs, event names/payloads, shared types in src/shared/

Why: IPC contracts affect main/renderer sync, type safety, and backwards compatibility.

New Boundary Interfaces

NEVER add without explicit user approval:

  • New abstraction interfaces (*Layer, *Client, *Provider)
  • New boundary types (I/O, network, filesystem, process abstractions)
  • Entries to External System Access Rules table

Why: Architectural decisions with maintenance burden. Must follow established patterns.

External System Access Rules

All external access MUST use abstraction interfaces:

External System Required Interface Forbidden Direct Access
Filesystem FileSystemBoundary node:fs/promises
HTTP requests HttpClient fetch()
Port operations PortManager net module
Process spawning ProcessRunner execa
Agent operations AgentProvider, AgentServerManager Direct OpenCode SDK
OpenCode API SdkClientFactory Direct HTTP/SSE
Git operations IGitClient simple-git
Electron Window WindowBoundary BaseWindow
Electron View ViewBoundary WebContentsView
Electron Session SessionBoundary session
Electron IPC IpcBoundary ipcMain
Electron Dialog DialogBoundary dialog
Electron Image ImageBoundary nativeImage
Electron App AppBoundary app
Electron Power AppBoundary.allowPowerSaving powerSaveBlocker
Electron Menu MenuBoundary Menu
Electron Notification OsNotificationBoundary Notification
PostHog telemetry PostHogBoundary posthog-node

Read the full file on GitHub · 401 lines

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codehydra CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository stefanhoelzl/codehydra (20 stars, last pushed 8d ago), licensed MIT. It adds 7,616 tokens to every session, about $0.0381 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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