docs: optimize CLAUDE.md to avoid context-bloat#74
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This optimizes our
CLAUDE.mdand breaks down knowledge into dedicated docs. The goal is to avoid context bloat.Research has highlighted that even frontier models can only follow ~150-200 instructions with reasonable consistency. Beyond token consumption, it higher instruction counts correlate with a uniform decrease in instruction-following quality.
Most LLM providers, AI IDEs, and prominent technical instructors recommend against long
AGENTS.md/CLAUDE.md, and instead breaking them down into imports that the agent can discover when needed.Sources: