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name: Global Conventions description: Follow project-wide development conventions including consistent project structure, clear documentation, version control best practices, environment configuration, and dependency management. Use this skill when organizing project files and directories, writing README files, creating commit messages, managing environment variables, or handling dependencies. When working with configuration files, documentation files, package managers, or version control. When setting up new features, organizing code structure, or maintaining project documentation. This skill applies when working with project structure, .env files, package.json, requirements.txt, Gemfile, README files, and any project-level configuration.

Global Conventions

When to use this skill

• When organizing project files and directory structure
• When creating or updating README files and documentation
• When writing commit messages or creating pull/merge requests
• When managing environment variables and configuration files (.env, config/*)
• When adding, updating, or documenting dependencies
• When working with package managers (npm, pip, bundler, composer, etc.)
• When setting up feature flags or configuration management
• When maintaining changelogs or release notes
• When establishing code review processes or contribution guidelines
• When organizing imports, modules, or file structures
• When configuring project-level settings or build configurations

This Skill provides Claude Code with specific guidance on how to adhere to coding standards as they relate to how it should handle global conventions.

Instructions

For details, refer to the information provided in this file: global conventions