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Five files that go in before the agent writes a line

You open an empty folder, type "build me an app", and for about two days it's magic. Then week two arrives. The agent drops a database call straight into a component, because nothing ever told it not…

  • CLAUDE.md contains agent's working memory, project map, decisions and exclusions
  • .claude/settings.json holds non-negotiable rules for coding, naming conventions
  • .env.example lists variable names with empty values, not actual sensitive data