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claude-md-initlisted

Use when a repo has no CLAUDE.md, or the user asks to create/refresh CLAUDE.md or project instructions for Claude Code. Generates a short, verified CLAUDE.md from the repo's real build/test/lint commands and layout, and never invents commands.
Skillkeel/skillkeel-starter · ★ 1 · AI & Automation · score 74
Install: claude install-skill Skillkeel/skillkeel-starter
# claude-md-init A good CLAUDE.md is short, true, and command-centric. Aim for 40 to 80 lines. ## Procedure 1. Inventory (read, do not guess): `ls`, `cat package.json | jq .scripts`, `Makefile` targets, `pyproject.toml` / `setup.cfg`, `Cargo.toml`, `go.mod`, `docker-compose*.yml`, `.github/workflows/*.yml` (what CI actually runs), `README.md` headings, `.editorconfig`, lint configs. 2. Verify each command you intend to list by running its cheapest, read-only form (`npm run` / `pnpm run` to list scripts, `make -n test`, `pytest --collect-only -q | tail -1`). Do not run installs or anything that writes to the tree; if a check would modify files, dry-run or skip it and say so. Drop anything that fails. 3. Detect conventions from git: `git log --format=%s -30` (commit style), branch naming, whether PRs are squashed. 4. Write `CLAUDE.md` with these sections, omitting empty ones: - **Project**: one sentence, stack, runtime versions (from `.nvmrc`, `.python-version`, `Dockerfile`). - **Commands**: install, dev, test (single test example), lint/format, build, migrate. One line each, copy-pasteable. - **Layout**: 5 to 10 lines mapping top-level dirs to responsibilities. - **Conventions**: commit style, branch naming, formatting tool, test placement, error-handling idiom if visible. - **Do not**: files never to edit by hand (generated, lockfiles, migrations history), commands never to run without asking (deploy, db reset). - **Verification**: the exact command(s) th