better-agent-terminal: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

better-agent-terminal CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from tony1223/better-agent-terminal. It costs 1,517 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

Project instructions for coding agents working on the better-agent-terminal repository. They cover package management, build and test checks, logging, and avoiding regressions.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use them when changing shared code, installing packages, compiling the project, checking TypeScript, or testing its Node, Rust, and Tauri components.
Why use it?
They reduce the risk of breaking existing features or using the wrong dependency and verification commands.

Instructions file for Claude Code

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

This is tony1223/better-agent-terminal's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on better-agent-terminal 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 better-agent-terminal configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to tony1223/better-agent-terminal. 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
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CLAUDE.md · 87 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 87 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

CLAUDE.md - Project Guidelines

No Regressions Policy

  • NEVER break existing features when implementing new ones.
  • Before committing, verify ALL existing features still work — not just the new changes.
  • Run the build (pnpm run compile) to confirm compilation succeeds.
  • When modifying shared code (stores, IPC handlers, types), trace all consumers to ensure nothing breaks.

Package Management

  • This repository uses pnpm. Do not use npm install, npm ci, or npx for project workflows.
  • The pinned package manager is declared in package.json (packageManager: [email protected]).
  • Use pnpm install --frozen-lockfile for reproducible installs.
  • Use pnpm exec <tool> instead of npx <tool>.
  • Keep pnpm-lock.yaml committed and do not reintroduce package-lock.json.
  • pnpm v10 blocks dependency lifecycle scripts unless explicitly allowed; required build-script packages are listed under pnpm.onlyBuiltDependencies in package.json.
  • Standard verification commands:
    • pnpm exec tsc --noEmit --pretty false
    • pnpm run compile
    • pnpm run test:sidecar
    • pnpm run check:tauri-rust
    • pnpm run test:tauri-rust
    • For local packaging verification without macOS signing/notarization: pnpm run tauri:build:debug

Logging

  • Frontend (renderer): Use window.batAppAPI.debug.log(...) instead of console.log(). This sends logs to the Tauri host logger, which writes to disk.
  • Backend (Tauri/Rust): Use the project Rust logging/debug helpers so logs are persisted.
  • Do NOT use console.log() for debugging — use the logger so logs are persisted and visible in the log file.
  • Log file location:
    • Tauri writes renderer/Rust logs to <app-data>/logs/debug.log and sidecar logs to <app-data>/logs/sidecar.log.
    • macOS fresh Tauri install: ~/Library/Application Support/com.tonyq.better-agent-terminal/logs/debug.log
    • macOS existing Electron migration: ~/Library/Application Support/BetterAgentTerminal/logs/debug.log
    • Windows fresh Tauri install: %APPDATA%\com.tonyq.better-agent-terminal\logs\debug.log
    • Linux fresh Tauri install: ~/.local/share/com.tonyq.better-agent-terminal/logs/debug.log or the platform-resolved Tauri app data dir.
    • BAT_TAURI_DATA_DIR overrides the app data directory in dev/tests.
    • In the app, Settings → Open Logs Folder opens the active logs directory.

Read the full file on GitHub · 87 lines

Changes

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better-agent-terminal CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository tony1223/better-agent-terminal (498 stars, last pushed today), licensed MIT. It adds 1,517 tokens to every session, about $0.0076 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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