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name: reclaude description: Refactor CLAUDE.md files to follow progressive disclosure principles. Use when CLAUDE.md is too long or disorganized.

reclaude

Refactor CLAUDE.md files to follow progressive disclosure principles.

Prompt

I want you to refactor my CLAUDE.md file to follow progressive disclosure principles.

Follow these steps:

1. Find contradictions: Identify any instructions that conflict with each other. For each contradiction, ask me which version I want to keep.

2. Identify the essentials: Extract only what belongs in the root CLAUDE.md:

   • One-sentence project description
   • Package manager (if not npm)
   • Non-standard build/typecheck commands
   • Anything truly relevant to every single task

3. Group the rest: Organize remaining instructions into logical categories (e.g., TypeScript conventions, testing patterns, API design, Git workflow). For each group, create a separate markdown file.

4. Create the file structure: Output:

   • A minimal root CLAUDE.md with markdown links to the separate files
   • Each separate file with its relevant instructions
   • A suggested docs/ folder structure

5. Flag for deletion: Identify any instructions that are:

   • Redundant (the agent already knows this)
   • Too vague to be actionable
   • Overly obvious (like "write clean code")