Context Pack Design for Claude Code
Short_Regular_7191 · reddit · 2026-07-16
The author shares a "context pack" approach for Claude Code to prevent blind searches in large codebases.
Core practices include:
- Keeping CLAUDE.md minimal with only execution rules, avoiding document bloat.
- Splitting knowledge into on-demand files under docs/claude/ (e.g., ARCHITECTURE.md, MAP.md, GLOSSARY.md, CONVENTIONS.md, PATTERNS.md, GOTCHAS.md, and flows/).
- Using a decision table in INDEX.md for Claude to self-route to the right document.
- Mandating the agent to continuously maintain these docs after encountering new architectures, gotchas, or refactors.
Additional details: localized pitfalls should remain in their specific flow files rather than GOTCHAS.md; docs need line-count budgets and should split if exceeded; scripts should verify relative links. Overall, Claude knows exactly which tables, components, and pitfalls to look for before searching, drastically reducing redundant tool calls.
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