⌖ AI Field Guide

Sourced determinations on AI engineering practices · last reviewed 2h ago

  1. One giant CLAUDE.md read every turn outdated context reviewed 2h ago

    Putting all project context, conventions, and instructions into a single large CLAUDE.md (or system prompt) that is read in full on every turn.

    Superseded by progressive-scoped-skills

    Why this verdict?

    A single sprawling context file crowds out the model's working context, goes stale as the project changes, and can't be selectively loaded -- Anthropic's own engineering guidance now recommends small, scoped files/skills loaded progressively instead.