CLAUDE.md Production Template

Give Claude Code the repository knowledge and operating constraints it cannot infer reliably.

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# Repository guide

## Purpose
[One paragraph: what this system does and for whom.]

## Architecture
- Runtime: [entry points]
- State: [databases, queues, object storage]
- Trust boundaries: [public, admin, service]

## Working rules
- Preserve unrelated changes.
- Never commit credentials or generated secrets.
- Add a regression test for every bug fix.
- Run the narrowest relevant check before the full suite.

## Commands
- Check: `[command]`
- Test: `[command]`
- Build: `[command]`
- Deploy: `[command; approval requirements]`