# Claude Context: [Your Name] ## Who I Am [1-2 sentences about your role. Example: "I'm a research assistant at a university working on development economics projects."] ## My Primary Work - [Main responsibility 1] - [Main responsibility 2] - [Main responsibility 3] ## Tools and Software | Tool | What I Use It For | Where Files Live | |------|-------------------|------------------| | [e.g., Stata] | [e.g., Statistical analysis] | [e.g., ~/Research/] | | [e.g., Google Docs] | [e.g., Collaboration] | [e.g., Google Drive] | | [Add more rows] | | | ## Where My Files Are Stored - **Working files:** [e.g., ~/Dropbox/Research/] - **Data files:** [e.g., ~/Box/Data/ — note if Claude can't access] - **Code repositories:** [e.g., GitHub] - **Shared project docs:** [e.g., Google Drive shared folders] ## What I Need Help With - [Use case 1, e.g., "Debugging code and improving efficiency"] - [Use case 2, e.g., "Drafting professional emails"] - [Use case 3, e.g., "Organizing project documentation"] ## My Skill Level - **Coding:** [e.g., "Intermediate in Stata, beginner in R, no Python"] - **Statistics:** [e.g., "Comfortable with regression, learning causal inference"] - **Command line:** [e.g., "Beginner — explain commands before running them"] ## How I Prefer to Work - [e.g., "Explain reasoning when suggesting code changes"] - [e.g., "Ask before modifying files outside my current project"] - [e.g., "Be concise unless I ask for detail"] - [e.g., "When I dictate prompts, they may be informal — interpret the intent"] ## Current Projects | Project | My Role | Current Phase | |---------|---------|---------------| | [Project name] | [What you do] | [e.g., data cleaning, analysis, writing] | | [Another project] | | | ## Communication Style - Be concise and direct - Use tables for structured information - Flag uncertainties rather than guessing - [Add your own preferences] --- *Save this file to `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md` — Claude Code reads it automatically at the start of every session.* *For multi-computer setup: store in a synced folder and create a symlink. See the setup guide for details.*