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Author: Claude Code / claude-opus-5-5

Summary

CLAUDE.md(@AGENTS.md 한 줄)를 지운다. Claude Code는 CLAUDE.md·.claude/CLAUDE.md·CLAUDE.local.md가 없으면 AGENTS.md를 프로젝트 지침으로 읽는다(Memory, 확인일 2026-11-09). 이제 AGENTS.md 하나로 Claude Code·Codex·Cursor가 같은 지침을 읽는다. repo-baseline이 코어에서 CLAUDE.md를 빼는 변경(minjunkim-dev/repo-baseline#94)에 맞춘다. CLAUDE.md를 설명하던 문장도 고쳤다.
완료 기준: CLAUDE.md가 없고, 남은 문서가 CLAUDE.md를 둔다고 말하지 않는다. check가 그대로 통과한다.

Evidence

  • make repository-check: 410개 테스트 OK(skipped=1), exit 0
  • 바꾼 파일: AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, README.md, docs/REPOSITORY_SETUP.md
  • Claude Code가 AGENTS.md만 있는 저장소에서 읽는지: repo-baseline fix(api): unify status-aware generation and checking contract #94 worktree(루트 AGENTS.md만 있음)에서 데스크톱 새 세션이 도구 없이 지침을 AGENTS.md (project instructions)로 받은 것을 확인했다. 이 저장소에서 직접 시험하지는 않았다.
  • 확인하지 않은 것: Claude 프로젝트의 클라우드 스레드.

Merge Danger

Door: 되돌리기 쉬움. 문서와 지침 연결 파일만 바뀐다.
영향 범위: 개인 CLAUDE.local.md를 두면 AGENTS.md를 읽지 않는다(AGENTS.md에 적음).
되돌리는 법: 이 PR을 revert한다.
신뢰 경계: 없음

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리뷰어(구현과 다른 컨텍스트, 도구/모델): Claude Code / claude-opus-5-5, 라운드 1
고친 것: P0 0, P1 2, P2 0. 문서 사실: AGENTS.md:5 "하나라도 있으면 읽지 않는다"에 "기본 설정에서는"을 더함(Project instructions 설정으로 바꿀 수 있음, code.claude.com/docs/en/memory). 같은 사실 두 곳에 적음: docs/REPOSITORY_SETUP.md:195의 AGENTS.md 로딩 문장을 지움(REVIEW.md 문서 행 "하나의 사실을 두 기준 문서에 적는다"). 커밋 5683bea
남은 지적: 병합 순서(P2, docs/REPOSITORY_SETUP.md:195): "2026-11-09 repo-baseline이 코어에서 CLAUDE.md를 뺐으므로"는 repo-baseline#94가 병합된 뒤에야 사실이다. 리뷰 시점에 #94는 열려 있다. #94를 먼저 병합하거나 그때까지 이 PR을 두기를 권한다.
확인한 것: make repository-check api-spec-check 410 tests OK(skipped=1), OpenAPI PASS, exit 0(수정 후). gh pr checks 전부 pass/skipping. 제목·브랜치 docs/remove-claude-md가 docs/WORKFLOW.md 규칙에 맞음. 저장소 전체 grep(CLAUDE.md·.claude/·@AGENTS, docs/evidence·research 제외): 남은 의존 없음. .claude/settings.json만 있고 .cursor/·.codex/ 없음. AGENTS.md 47줄. 이 기기에서 작업 폴더의 상위 디렉터리에 CLAUDE.md·CLAUDE.local.md 없음(~/.claude/CLAUDE.md는 셈에 들지 않음).
제안(반영 안 함): README.md:35 "Claude Code와 Cursor는 모두 AGENTS.md를 직접 읽습니다"도 AGENTS.md의 사실을 다시 적는다. 링크만 두는 편이 REVIEW.md 문서 규칙에 더 맞다.

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  • Documentation
    • Updated setup guidance to explain that Claude Code and Cursor read the repository’s shared instructions directly.
    • Clarified that Claude Code reads those instructions only when its default configuration does not find its own instruction files, and that separate tool-specific instruction files should not be created.
    • Removed the standalone pointer file and updated repository setup documentation to reflect its absence.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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The repository removes the CLAUDE.md pointer file and updates its guidance to state when Claude Code reads AGENTS.md. The README also states that Cursor reads AGENTS.md directly.

Changes: Claude Code instruction policy

Layer / File(s) Summary
Update instruction guidance and setup
AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, README.md, docs/REPOSITORY_SETUP.md
AGENTS.md now says Claude Code reads it only when the listed Claude instruction files are absent under default settings. It also prohibits creating Claude-specific or other tool-specific instruction files. The CLAUDE.md pointer file is deleted. The README says Claude Code and Cursor read AGENTS.md directly. The repository setup documentation records the removal.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~4 minutes

Change: Other

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Merge Risk: Low · up to 5683b

This change removes the CLAUDE.md pointer and relies on Claude Code reading AGENTS.md directly. Some older Claude Code versions or setups may not load the project instructions, so those users should confirm loading or provide AGENTS.md explicitly. The risk is small and affects only developer tooling.

Architecture risk: Low · up to 93922

The change affects 4 systems.

Changed systems: AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, docs, README.md

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  • observed — AGENTS.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — CLAUDE.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — docs (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.
  • observed — README.md (service) was modified; 1 changed file maps to changed impact.

Before / after behavior

  • observed — Modified behavior in AGENTS.md: The instruction to create CLAUDE.md as an @AGENTS.md pointer is replaced with guidance that Claude Code reads AGENTS.md only if CLAUDE.md is absent, and that CLAUDE.md, .claude/CLAUDE.md, and CLAUDE.local.md should not be created. The prohibition on other tool-specific instruction files remains.
  • observed — Modified behavior in CLAUDE.md: The file’s @AGENTS.md reference was removed with CLAUDE.md.
  • observed — Modified behavior in README.md: The setup step replaces the CLAUDE.md pointer description with a statement that Claude Code and Cursor both read AGENTS.md directly.
  • observed — Modified behavior in docs/REPOSITORY_SETUP.md: 공통 기준 설명은 코어 파일 목록에서 CLAUDE.md를 빼고 저장소에서도 삭제했다고 기록하며, 파일이 없을 때 Claude Code가 AGENTS.md를 읽는다고 덧붙입니다.
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The title states the main change: CLAUDE.md is removed because Claude Code reads AGENTS.md. The PR removes CLAUDE.md and updates docs that described it, so the title matches the changeset. It is specific and accurate. The 'docs:' prefix fits a documentation-only change.

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The description follows the repository template closely. It has the Author line (Claude Code / claude-opus-5-5), a Summary that gives the reason, the before and after state, and the completion criteria, and an Evidence section listing the executed command (make repository-check, 410 tests OK, skipped=1, exit 0) and the changed files. It also says what was not checked: the behavior was not tested in this repository, and cloud threads in Claude projects were not checked. The Merge Danger section gives Door (reversible), the impact scope (a personal CLAUDE.local.md stops AGENTS.md from being read), the rollback (revert the PR), and the trust boundary (none). The Review section names the reviewer and the fixes made, and it lists one open item. The open item is an ordering concern: the docs line that says repo-baseline already removed CLAUDE.md is only true after repo-baseline#94 merges, and #94 was still open at review time. The author did not record that ordering as resolved. This is a real, specific, and actionable gap, but the rest of the template is filled in, so the description is mostly complete.

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- Line 5: Update AGENTS.md to explain that Claude Code versions before v2.1.277,
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CLAUDE.md can prevent fallback; qualify the corresponding loading claim in
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Comment thread AGENTS.md Resolved
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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