May 4, 2026 — CLAUDE.md template updated. The CLAUDE.md template has been modernized with 3 new variants (CLAUDE-template-1.md, CLAUDE-template-2.md, CLAUDE-template-3.md) following official Anthropic best practices — including dual-memory architecture, progressive disclosure, and standalone behavioral rules. Existing users: use CLAUDE-migrate-to-new-template.md as an AI prompt to migrate your current CLAUDE.md to any of the new templates while preserving all your project-specific content. See the CLAUDE.md Templates section for details.

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My Claude Code Project's Starter Settings

Alternate Read Me Guides

The beauty of using AI is that I can get AI to generate alternate Read Me guides using different formats and styles to suit different readers and learners. So I asked Claude Code to generate alternate Read Me guides in different styles - pick one that suits you best or read all of them to get a better understanding of how to use this project.

• README.md - Original written version I did myself below
• README-v2.md - Progressive Disclosure Guide (Beginner → Intermediate → Advanced sections)
• README-v3.md - Task-Based Guide ("I want to..." navigation for goal-oriented users)
• README-v4.md - Technical Reference Manual (Chapter-based, dense reference format)

Overview

My Claude Code project's starter settings and Claude Code hooks and slash commands are provided in this repository for users to try out. The CLAUDE.md is setup as set of memory bank files to better retain context over many chat sessions. The repo now includes 3 CLAUDE.md templates following official Anthropic best practices with progressive disclosure, dual-memory architecture, and a migration guide for existing users. Be sure to read the official Claude Code docs first at https://docs.anthropic.com/en/docs/claude-code/overview and sign up for a paid Claude AI account to use Claude Code. You can pay for Claude Pro $20/month, Claude Max $100/month or Claude Max $200/month. The paid Claude tier plans will include varying quotas for usage and rate limits outlined here. You can also use Claude Code with Z.AI to get higher token usage quotas and get access to Z.AI GLM-4.7 LLM models within Claude Code. Use Z.AI invite code for additional 10% discount which can stack with current 50-60% yearly discounts.