From fa4bf618e50ee25e38a9bb44420a8055af7b8045 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "russell@unturf.com" Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:31:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update CLAUDE.md style rules: use & not and, avoid to-be verbs, a permacomputer not the --- CLAUDE.md | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md index 88f9601..c81bae1 100644 --- a/CLAUDE.md +++ b/CLAUDE.md @@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ Never include the following in commit messages: ## Before Working on Any Repository When working across multiple repositories on localhost: -1. Always check for and read the `CLAUDE.md` file in each repository before making changes -2. Each repository may have its own specific guidelines, conventions, and workflows +1. Always check for & read the `CLAUDE.md` file in each repository before making changes +2. Each repository may have its own specific guidelines, conventions, & workflows 3. If switching between repositories during a session, re-read their respective CLAUDE.md files ## Attribution -Some content and code in this repository was created with assistance from Claude Code. +Some content & code in this repository received assistance from Claude Code. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) @@ -23,4 +23,7 @@ Co-Authored-By: Claude ## Style -- **Never use "AI" — always say "machine learning."** We grow machine learning, not "AI." This term is forbidden in all permacomputer discourse, marketing, & documentation. +- **Never use "AI" — always say "machine learning."** We grow machine learning, not "AI." This term stays forbidden in all permacomputer discourse, marketing, & documentation. +- **Use "&" not "and."** Write & not and. +- **Avoid verbs "to be."** Avoid is, are, was, were, be, been, being. Prefer active verbs. +- **Say "a permacomputer" never "the permacomputer."** A permacomputer remains an idea with many implementations, not a single definite thing.