[joshmlewis]

How big is your claude.md file? I see people complain about this but I have only seen it happen in projects with very long/complex or insufficient claude.md files. I put a lot of time into crafting that file by hand for each project because it's not something it will generate well on its own with /init.

[mudkipdev]

I always just tag the relevant parts of the codebase manually with @ syntax and tell it create this, add unit tests, then format the code and make sure it compiles. There is nothing important enough in my opinion that I have felt the need to create an MD file

[matthuggins]

Where can I find docs about Claude @ syntax?

[tecoholic]

Also I am confused by the “wall of exclamation marks”. Is that in the Claude.md file or the Claude Code output? Is that useful in Claude.md? Feels like it’s either going to confuse the LLM or probably just gets stripped.

[Zarathruster]

When I first got started with CC, and hadn't given context management too much consideration, I also encountered problems with non-compliance of CLAUDE.md. If you wipe context, CLAUDE.md seems to get very high priority in the next response. All of this is to say that, in addition to the content of CLAUDE.md, context seems to play a role.

[jimbokun]

At what point does futzing with your claude.md take time equivalent to just writing the code yourself?

[whoisthemachine]

What's the right size claude.md file in your experience?

[typpilol]

My experience is with copilot and it uses various models, but the sweet spot is between 60 and 120 lines. With psuedo xml tags between sections

Might be different across platforms due to how stuff is setup though.

[te_chris]

Very long OR insufficient. Ah yes, the goldilocks Claude.md