claude-code-tool-kit: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

claude-code-tool-kit CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from viknesh20-20/claude-code-tool-kit. It costs 686 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A project instruction file for Claude Code that describes how to inspect the environment, follow existing project conventions, edit files, and communicate changes.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to guide coding-agent behavior across projects, including environment detection, file operations, naming, and communication.
Why use it?
It gives the coding agent consistent rules for working in an unfamiliar repository. It reduces accidental conflicts with project practices and helps the agent explain its decisions.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md. Also seen: reads .claude/ paths; mentions Claude Code; mentions Codex.

This is viknesh20-20/claude-code-tool-kit's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on claude-code-tool-kit 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 claude-code-tool-kit configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to viknesh20-20/claude-code-tool-kit. Take a copy, put it at the same path in your own repository, and replace the rules that are about this project with yours.

Copy the file
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/viknesh20-20/claude-code-tool-kit/master/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/viknesh20-20/claude-code-tool-kit

Made for: Claude Code.

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Grade A, and why

claude-code-tool-kit 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 · 69 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 69 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Project Instructions

Universal Claude Code configuration — stack-agnostic, upgradable, shared across all projects. Detailed rules are in .claude/rules/ and auto-load into context.

Environment Detection

Current directory: !pwd Project files: !ls -1 2>/dev/null | head -20 Git branch: !git branch --show-current 2>/dev/null || echo "not a git repo" Language hints: !ls package.json requirements.txt Pipfile pyproject.toml go.mod Cargo.toml *.csproj *.sln Gemfile build.gradle pom.xml composer.json mix.exs deno.json 2>/dev/null


Core Principles

  • Follow the existing patterns and conventions already present in THIS project
  • Detailed standards are in .claude/rules/ — they auto-load per session
  • When rules conflict with project conventions, project conventions win

File Operations

  • Verify directories exist before creating files
  • Prefer editing specific sections over rewriting entire files
  • Respect .gitignore — never modify ignored file categories
  • Follow existing naming conventions in the project

Communication

  • Be concise but thorough — explain "why" not just "what"
  • Flag potential issues and trade-offs proactively
  • Ask clarifying questions rather than assuming

Boundaries

  • Do not refactor files outside the current task scope
  • Do not install new packages without confirming with the user
  • Do not modify lock files manually
  • Do not overwrite .env files or secrets
  • Do not make architectural changes without discussion
  • Do not delete tests, even if currently failing

gstack

The gstack skills are vendored under .claude/skills/gstack/. Use the /browse skill from gstack for all web browsing — never use mcp__claude-in-chrome__* tools.

Available gstack slash commands:

/office-hours, /plan-ceo-review, /plan-eng-review, /plan-design-review, /plan-devex-review, /design-consultation, /design-shotgun, /design-html, /design-review, /devex-review, /review, /ship, /land-and-deploy, /canary, /benchmark, /browse, /connect-chrome, /qa, /qa-only, /setup-browser-cookies, /setup-deploy, /setup-gbrain, /retro, /investigate, /document-release, /codex, /cso, /autoplan, /careful, /freeze, /guard, /unfreeze, /gstack-upgrade, /learn

Read the full file on GitHub · 69 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 · 69 lines · 686 tokens per session scan A d35fb3f5055d

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claude-code-tool-kit CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository viknesh20-20/claude-code-tool-kit (7 stars, last pushed 4mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 686 tokens to every session, about $0.0034 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 2026-09-03.

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