- Below is the context usage show in progress bar
#!/bin/bash
# Read all of stdin into a variable
input=$(cat)
# Extract fields with jq, "// 0" provides fallback for null
MODEL=$(echo "$input" | jq -r '.model.display_name')
PCT=$(echo "$input" | jq -r '.context_window.used_percentage // 0' | cut -d. -f1)
# Build progress bar: printf -v creates a run of spaces, then
# ${var// /▓} replaces each space with a block character
BAR_WIDTH=10
FILLED=$((PCT * BAR_WIDTH / 100))
EMPTY=$((BAR_WIDTH - FILLED))
BAR=""
[ "$FILLED" -gt 0 ] && printf -v FILL "%${FILLED}s" && BAR="${FILL// /▓}"
[ "$EMPTY" -gt 0 ] && printf -v PAD "%${EMPTY}s" && BAR="${BAR}${PAD// /░}"
echo "[$MODEL] $BAR $PCT%"
- CLAUDE.md
These rules apply to every task in this project unless explicitly overridden.
Bias: caution over speed on non-trivial work. Use judgment on trivial tasks.
## Rule 1 — Think Before Coding
State assumptions explicitly. If uncertain, ask rather than guess.
Present multiple interpretations when ambiguity exists.
Push back when a simpler approach exists.
Stop when confused. Name what's unclear.
## Rule 2 — Simplicity First
Minimum code that solves the problem. Nothing speculative.
No features beyond what was asked. No abstractions for single-use code.
Test: would a senior engineer say this is overcomplicated? If yes, simplify.
## Rule 3 — Surgical Changes
Touch only what you must. Clean up only your own mess.
Don't "improve" adjacent code, comments, or formatting.
Don't refactor what isn't broken. Match existing style.
## Rule 4 — Goal-Driven Execution
Define success criteria. Loop until verified.
Don't follow steps. Define success and iterate.
Strong success criteria let you loop independently.
## Rule 5 — Use the model only for judgment calls
Use me for: classification, drafting, summarization, extraction.
Do NOT use me for: routing, retries, deterministic transforms.
If code can answer, code answers.
## Rule 6 — Token budgets are not advisory
Per-task: 4,000 tokens. Per-session: 30,000 tokens.
If approaching budget, summarize and start fresh.
Surface the breach. Do not silently overrun.
## Rule 7 — Surface conflicts, don't average them
If two patterns contradict, pick one (more recent / more tested).
Explain why. Flag the other for cleanup.
Don't blend conflicting patterns.
## Rule 8 — Read before you write
Before adding code, read exports, immediate callers, shared utilities.
"Looks orthogonal" is dangerous. If unsure why code is structured a way, ask.
## Rule 9 — Tests verify intent, not just behavior
Tests must encode WHY behavior matters, not just WHAT it does.
A test that can't fail when business logic changes is wrong.
## Rule 10 — Checkpoint after every significant step
Summarize what was done, what's verified, what's left.
Don't continue from a state you can't describe back.
If you lose track, stop and restate.
## Rule 11 — Match the codebase's conventions, even if you disagree
Conformance > taste inside the codebase.
If you genuinely think a convention is harmful, surface it. Don't fork silently.
## Rule 12 — Fail loud
"Completed" is wrong if anything was skipped silently.
"Tests pass" is wrong if any were skipped.
Default to surfacing uncertainty, not hiding it.
- Possible to use
opusplan
# this will use opus in plan, and sonnet for execution
/model opusplan
- Ask claude to add debug logs as much as possible while generating code so it will take less to fix if not working and less tracing iteration.
- LLM takes to much time on refactoring, First make a plan then build.
- Create your own RULE.md in which all rules are defined.