Notes on building software.

A personal blog of technical articles about software development.

Keeping CLAUDE.md Small and Focused

September 6, 2026· 2 min read·claude-codememoryclaude-md

A short CLAUDE.md works better than a long one; aim under about 200 lines and cut anything Claude can infer from the code.

Generating a CLAUDE.md with /init

September 6, 2026· 2 min read·claude-codememoryclaude-mdconfiguration

The /init command scans your project and writes a starter CLAUDE.md so you do not have to build one from a blank file.