ConeheadAI · leftover lesson
SNK3-044 · Curriculum How-to
X snack: CLAUDE.md / project memory beats one clever prompt
L1–L3 · Hands On–Verifier (bootstrap — system rebalances) · ~3m
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Standing project memory (CLAUDE.md / rules file) beats reinventing the perfect prompt every session.
Lesson hook
Standing instruction files — like CLAUDE.md, project rules, or custom instructions — deliver better results than any clever one-liner ever could. Think of them as persistent context for your tools, not some magic vault for secrets. Write it once, reuse it every session.
Do this now
Skim the post for mentions of project files or custom instructions (3 minutes, tops). Then open a chat with custom instructions set up if you have them, or just paste: 'Write a 5-line standing instruction block for an AI that helps me with work email: tone, no invented facts, always draft only, max length.' You're done with 5 lines you'd actually paste into Custom Instructions or a project file.
Completion check: five_line_standing_block
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