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The CLAUDE.md starter template.

CLAUDE.md is the one file Claude reads first, every session, before it writes a line of code. Without it, Claude guesses at your stack, your style, your rules, and some guesses ship to production. With it, every prompt gets shorter and every output lands closer on the first try. This is the template I start every app from. Take it.

• ❋ Project identity, so Claude knows what it's building from token one
• ❋ The anti-persona section, the single highest-leverage block
• ❋ A versioned stack, conventions, and brand-voice rules
• ❋ Six security non-negotiables Claude applies without being asked

# CLAUDE.md
> The one file Claude reads first, every session, before writing code.
> Without it, Claude guesses at your stack and your rules.
> With it, every prompt gets shorter and every output lands closer.

## Project identity
**Product name:** [User-facing name]
**Tagline:** [One sentence: what it does, for whom]
**Who it's for:** [Your customer in one line]
**NOT for:** [Who you intentionally exclude]

## Commands
- Dev:    [npm run dev]
- Test:   [npm test]
- Build:  [npm run build]

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