Templates Overview

Download these templates and customize for your project. Each is designed to be minimal—under 35 lines—following the best practices for context files.

CLAUDE.md Templates

For Claude Code, Zed, Continue.dev, and tools that read CLAUDE.md:

Stack	Lines	Download
Node.js/Express	34	Raw
Python/FastAPI	33	Raw
TypeScript/React	33	Raw
Next.js	27	Raw
C#/.NET	28	Raw
Go	34	Raw
Rust	34	Raw

.cursorrules Templates

For Cursor IDE (save as .cursorrules in project root):

Stack	Lines	Download
TypeScript	27	Raw
Python	28	Raw
Node.js	27	Raw
Next.js	26	Raw
C#/.NET	27	Raw
Go	27	Raw
Rust	27	Raw

How to Use

1. Download the template for your stack
2. Rename to CLAUDE.md (or .cursorrules for Cursor)
3. Customize the [placeholders] with your project details
4. Add gotchas as you discover what the AI gets wrong

Template Philosophy

These templates follow three principles:

1. Minimal — Under 35 lines. Only include what causes mistakes.
2. Actionable — Commands, gotchas, and conventions. Not documentation.
3. Evolvable — Start small, add when the AI makes mistakes, remove when redundant.

See Project Context Files for the full best practices guide.