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Set up a repo or project so an AI coding agent works well in it — the CLAUDE.md, the context, the guardrails, and the conventions the agent needs to be useful instead of lost. Use when asked how do I set up CLAUDE.md, configure my repo for Claude Code, my AI agent keeps getting my project wrong, or onboard an AI agent to my codebase. Produces a structured CLAUDE.md/project-context file (architecture, conventions, commands, do-nots), the right level of detail (enough to orient, not a novel), the guardrails that keep the agent safe (what not to touch, how to test), and a maintenance habit so it stays current — turning a repo an agent flails in into one it navigates like a teammate.

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# Claude Project Setup

An AI coding agent is only as good as the context it starts with — drop it into a repo with no orientation and it guesses at your architecture, conventions, and commands. A good CLAUDE.md (or equivalent project-context file) is the onboarding doc that turns flailing into fluency. This builds yours: the architecture and conventions the agent needs, the commands to run, the guardrails on what not to touch, and a habit to keep it current.

## What This Skill Produces

- **A structured CLAUDE.md** — the sections an agent actually needs: what the project is, architecture/layout, key conventions, the commands (build/test/lint/run), and the do-nots
- **The right altitude** — enough to orient the agent fast, not an exhaustive doc it drowns in; signal over completeness
- **Guardrails** — what the agent must not touch, how to run tests before claiming done, and where irreversible actions need a human
- **Convention capture** — the implicit rules a human learns over months (naming, patterns, where things go) made explicit
- **A commands block** — the exact commands to build, test, lint, and run, so the agent verifies its own work
- **A maintenance habit** — updating it as the project changes so it doesn't drift into wrong

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