From dfda39051e2736d03c7407b69e9ed1fad88eece6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jared Knowles Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2026 17:03:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] docs: point agents at the Civilytics values file before they start Mirrors the same block in cog_explorer/CLAUDE.md. A project-level @ import does not preload, so the instruction to read it is the mechanism. --- CLAUDE.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md index 5fdb610..81acc45 100644 --- a/CLAUDE.md +++ b/CLAUDE.md @@ -124,3 +124,10 @@ devtools::test() a numbered `.sql` file; build a query in R. - No arrow dependency — DuckDB reads parquet natively - `withr` is a Suggests-only dep; only used in tests + +## Domain context — read this first + +**Before doing any work in this repo, read `~/.claude/memory/values/civilytics.md`.** +It carries the purpose, direction, and constraints for this domain. It is not optional +context — read it before planning or writing code, not after. (An `@` import will not +work here; project-level imports don't preload. The read is the mechanism.)