agent-kit: Instructions file for Claude Code

CLAUDE.md

agent-kit CLAUDE.md is an instructions file for Claude Code from work0r-ai/agent-kit. It costs 1,262 tokens per session, scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of Claude Code instructions for working on the agent-kit project. It defines when to search existing work, how to check project memory, and when to keep a task diary.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it when adding a feature or changing three or more files in agent-kit. It helps search past work, check project history, and document implementation decisions in .tasks/.
Why use it?
It gives larger changes a consistent starting process and records useful findings. It also clarifies what to do when the project is not using Git or its memory index is unavailable.

Instructions file for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: the file is CLAUDE.md.

This is work0r-ai/agent-kit's own configuration. It tells Claude Code how to work on agent-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 agent-kit configures →

Reuse

Borrowing it

Nothing to install: this file belongs to work0r-ai/agent-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/work0r-ai/agent-kit/main/CLAUDE.md
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/work0r-ai/agent-kit

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agent-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 1mo 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 · 107 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 107 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

workorai-agent-kit — Agent Instructions


Implementation Protocol

Applies when a task is a feature or touches 3+ files. For smaller changes (1-2 files, typo, question, research-only), skip this protocol and work normally.

Preconditions (first step)

  • git: if the repo is under git, the commit rule is active. If not, skip commits and note Commit: N/A (no git) in the diary.
  • clawmem: check the index (index_stats / status). If not indexed, index it first (reindex; add the project to ~/.config/clawmem/index.yml if needed), then continue. If indexing is impossible, mirror the durable summary into the diary with clawmem: N/A.

1. Prior-art search (before planning)

Search whether this was built or researched before — including by other agents in other projects (clawmem covers all indexed collections simultaneously):

  • clawmem: search / intent_search for direct matches; find_similar for semantically close patterns; kg_query / find_causal_links for graph-based cross-project discovery
  • git: git log --grep and git log -S
  • tasks: grep past diaries in .tasks/

Record findings in the diary. If a similar feature exists in another project, reuse or adapt — note what was borrowed and why.

If a brainstorm precedes the work, run this same search during the brainstorm too — the findings sharpen the design doc. This does not replace the pre-planning search; do both.

2. Diary (.tasks/, gitignored)

Create .tasks/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md first. One file per task. The agent only creates and appends — it never deletes (the human cleans manually).

Structure:

  • Plan: checklist of tickets (T1, T2, …)
  • Prior art: clawmem / git / tasks findings + conclusion
  • Per ticket on close: what done, how, deviations from plan + why, research, commit hash (if git), clawmem id

3. Stages & commits

A stage = an atomic, revertable unit that can be described as one change. Group tickets into a stage by this criterion, not by ticket count.

Read the full file on GitHub · 107 lines

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agent-kit CLAUDE.md is an instructions file published in the GitHub repository work0r-ai/agent-kit (0 stars, last pushed 3mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 1,262 tokens to every session, about $0.0050 per session on Opus 5.5. 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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