One file
Drop it in your project
Cuts Claude output verbosity by ~63%
By default, Claude
◦ Opens every response with "Sure!", "Great question!", "Absolutely!"
◦ Ends with "I hope this helps! Let me know if you need anything!"
◦ Uses em dashes (--), smart quotes, Unicode characters that break parsers
◦ Restates your question before answering it
◦ Adds unsolicited suggestions beyond what you asked
◦ Over-engineers code with abstractions you never requested
◦ Agrees with incorrect statements ("You're absolutely right!")
your-project/
└── CLAUDE.md <- Universal - works for any project
your-coding-project/
└── CLAUDE.coding.md <- Dev projects, code review, debugging
