docs: document generated files and release conventions#162
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MANIFEST is generated by make manifest, README.md by pod2markdown. Neither should be edited by hand. Releases (changelog, version bumps) are human-only — automated fixes must not touch them. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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What
Adds two new sections to CLAUDE.md clarifying which files are generated and that releases are human-only.
Why
Automated agents (and contributors) were modifying generated files (MANIFEST, README.md) and release metadata (Changes, version numbers) that should not be touched by fixes.
How
make manifest) and README.md (pod2markdown RSA.pm > README.md) as do-not-edit.Testing
Documentation-only change — no code or tests affected.
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Changes: 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
Code scan: clean
Tests: failed (0 Failed, 1 test)
Branch hygiene: clean
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