What I Put in My CLAUDE.md

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:20:00 +0000

The most ironic thing? Complaining “I have to re-explain the project to Claude every session” while your project root doesn’t have a CLAUDE.md.

Don’t laugh. I was in that exact spot.

Turns out there’s a shortcut — run /init. Claude analyzes your project structure, detects build tools and test frameworks, and generates a starting CLAUDE.md. If you already have one, /init suggests improvements instead of overwriting it.

What CLAUDE.md is for

Claude Code reads this file at startup and uses it as the starting point for understanding your project. How to run tests, how the directory is organized, what conventions to follow — put it there, and it just knows.

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What I Put in My CLAUDE.md

What CLAUDE.md is for