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A single 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗘.𝗺𝗱 file just hit 15K GitHub stars. (derived from Karpathy's coding rules) Andrej Karpathy observed that LLMs make the same predictable mistakes when writing code: over-engineering, ignoring existing patterns, and adding dependencies you never asked for. If you've used AI coding assistants, you've hit all of these. But here's the thing: If the mistakes are predictable, you can prevent them with the right instructions. That's exactly what this 𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗨𝗗𝗘.𝗺𝗱 does. You drop one markdown file into your repo, and it gives Claude Code a structured set of behavioral guidelines for your entire project. This is a big deal. – Built entirely around prompt engineering for AI coding assistants – No framework, no complex tooling, just one .md file that shapes behavior Developers are moving past "use AI to write code" and into "engineer the AI's behavior so the code is actually good." The Claude Code ecosystem is growing fast, and the best tools in it aren't always software. Sometimes they're just well-crafted instructions. 100% open-source. I've shared a link to the GitHub repo in the next tweet!

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