Claude Starter Template

A starter template for projects using Claude Code with skills, agents, and structured context.

What's Included

├── CLAUDE.md                    # Project context (auto-loaded by Claude Code)
├── .claude/
│   └── settings.json            # Permissions configuration
├── skills/
│   ├── planning/SKILL.md        # Project phases, testing, deployment
│   └── react-perf/SKILL.md      # React/Next.js performance patterns
└── docs/
    ├── DECISIONS.md             # Decision log + Surprises + Retrospective
    └── ARCHITECTURE.md          # System overview template

How to Use

1. Click "Use this template" on GitHub (or clone)
2. Update CLAUDE.md with your project details
3. Add project-specific skills to /skills/
4. Start building with Claude Code

Adding Project-Specific Skills

Create a new skill at /skills/your-skill/SKILL.md:

---
name: your-skill
description: What this skill does. When to use it.
---

# Your Skill Name

Instructions for Claude...

Skills Hierarchy

Location	Scope
~/.claude/skills/	All your projects (personal)
project/skills/	This project only

Project-level skills override personal skills with the same name.

Session Rituals

1. CLAUDE.md loads automatically
2. Check /docs/DECISIONS.md for context
3. Update status when completing phases
4. Log decisions as you make them