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Optimize CLAUDE.md: What to Keep vs. Move to Skills, Hooks, Docs
CLAUDE.md is loaded automatically on every request, taxing tokens and diluting attention. The article proposes a sorting test: keep invariants in CLAUDE.md, move situational rules to skills, enforceable checks to hooks, and reference material to docs. This reduces overhead and improves agent compliance.
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Practical advice for developers using Claude Code, but the principles apply broadly to any AI coding assistant with context limits.
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What actually belongs in CLAUDE.md — and what to move to skills, hooks, or docs →
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