Claude.md templates based on Boris Cherny's advice

In plain words

Claude.md templates is a starter kit for developers using Claude Code. It provides fill-in-the-blank configuration templates for Next.js/TypeScript, Python/FastAPI, and general projects, based on practices from Anthropic's team. The kit includes workflow patterns for planning, verification, and multi-agent strategies, with each recommendation sourced to official documentation. Developers use these templates to create self-updating rules that prevent recurring coding mistakes by having Claude revise its instructions after each correction.

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From the sources

CLAUDE.md best practices. Contribute to abhishekray07/claude-md-templates development by creating an account on GitHub.

Get better output from Claude Code in 5 minutes. No plugins, no MCP servers, no configuration — just markdown files in the right places. Claude Code reads instructions from three locations. Each has a different scope: ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md -> Global: your personal preferences (every project) .claude/CLAUDE.md -> Project: shared with your team (committed to git) ./CLAUDE.local.md -> Local: your personal overrides (gitignored) Global = rules you'd repeat across every project ("always run tests," "prefer simple code"). Project = context your whole team benefits from (stack, structure, commands, conventions). Local = stuff only you need (your terminal, your MCP servers, your editor quirks). mkdir…from github.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

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