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Users debate best practices for Claude.md configuration in codebases

A user on Reddit's r/ClaudeAI community is seeking advice on the best practices for utilizing a "claude.md" file within a company's codebase. The user specifically asks if Andrej Karpathy's implementation is still considered the optimal approach and whether having individual "claude.md" files in each folder is the most effective strategy for providing specific guidelines. They are also inquiring about the best method for incorporating coding rules, whether by referencing them within the "claude.md" files or by using a separate skill for code reviews within an agentic workflow. AI

IMPACT Best practices for configuring AI models like Claude can influence developer workflows and adoption.

RANK_REASON User discussion on best practices for a specific configuration file related to an AI model.

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Users debate best practices for Claude.md configuration in codebases

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  1. r/ClaudeAI TIER_2 (CA) · /u/CryptSat ·

    Modern Claude.md

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Nowadays, what should we put in our claude.md file? Is karpathy’s implementation still best practice?</p> <p>In our company we have a frontend/backend/infra setup in one repo. We have a claude.md file on every folder having more specific guidelin…