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CLAUDE.md Master Template Pack

The exact architecture from the "How I Structure CLAUDE.md After 1000+ Sessions" post, packaged for 10 working roles. Each variant ships as a pair: a global CLAUDE.md (who the agent is) and a project CLAUDE.md (what it does), plus a support layer for memory, skills, errors, and lessons. Install the two files, customize the highlighted sections, restart Claude Code. The agent stops guessing.

✓The two-file architecture from the 1000+ sessions blog post, in 10 role variants.
Updated May 11, 2026 · Fresh template pack with role-specific CLAUDE.md variants and support files.

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Best for

  • +Claude Code users with a messy or absent CLAUDE.md who want a clean two-file structure
  • +Developers who read the "1000+ sessions" blog post and want the exact files from it
  • +Teams onboarding onto Claude Code and want consistent, role-appropriate defaults from day one
  • +Anyone switching roles or projects who wants the agent to stop guessing about context

Not for

  • -People who have never tried Claude Code — start with the free official docs first
  • -Teams on Cursor, Windsurf, or other tools — these files are Claude Code-specific

What you get

+Solo Developer: ship-first, reversible-speed defaults, throwaway-spike shorthand
+Team Lead: PR review etiquette, ADR pattern, async-first comms cadence
+Content Creator: voice preservation, draft-first workflow, no auto-publish
+E-commerce Operator: checkpoint discipline, never auto-send customer email, refund confirm gate
+AI Researcher: reproducibility, citation discipline, compute-cost awareness, negative results count
+Startup Founder: revenue-tied decisions, ship-to-learn, cap-table off-limits, confirm-first customer comms
+Freelancer: per-client isolation, scope discipline, invoice/proposal confirm gate
+DevOps Engineer: blast-radius awareness, dry-run before real-run, blameless postmortems
+Product Manager: spec-before-build, ADR per cross-team decision, structured stakeholder updates
+Automation Builder: idempotent scripts, structured logging, watchdog coverage, fail-loud defaults

Package includes

  • •10 role pairs: each with a global-CLAUDE.md, project-CLAUDE.md, and role README (30 files total)
  • •architecture.md: the two-file model + six surviving sections (Core Values, Capabilities Matrix, Behavioral Rules, Communication Style, Memory and Rollover, Decision Rules)
  • •migration-guide.md: 3 concrete examples of moving from a single-file CLAUDE.md to the two-file architecture
  • •support-files/: memory.md template (three-tier working memory), errors.json (error registry with examples), lessons.md (lessons log with examples)
  • •skills-reference.md: skill framework with 3 worked examples (image-generation, web-research, deployment)
  • •quick-pick.md and START-HERE.html for fast onboarding

FAQ

Can I combine role variants?

Yes. Many users start with Solo Developer for the global file and pull project-side rules from DevOps Engineer or Content Creator. See quick-pick.md for the combining patterns.

Where do the two files go?

The global file goes to ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md (it controls Claude Code across every project). The project file goes to your repo root as ./CLAUDE.md (it controls behavior in that specific repo).

How is this different from the Workshop and the Blueprint?

The Workshop teaches you how Claude Code works end-to-end. The Blueprint is a full agent stack with memory, skills, and self-improvement scripts. This pack is the focused, copy-paste version of the architecture from the blog post: 10 role-tuned variants plus the support files, ready to install in 5 minutes.

How long should each CLAUDE.md be?

Every file in the pack is under 150 lines. The blog post argues longer is not better. The agent reads CLAUDE.md every session, so precision beats volume.

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