CLAUDE.md files

CLAUDE.md holds a project's standing instructions for Claude Code, which reads it at the start of a session. Teams put build and test commands, conventions and warnings in it, and can keep more CLAUDE.md files in subfolders for the code under them. Below are the most starred of the 2,081 the registry had collected by September 27, 2026, each version saved and graded.

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CLAUDE.md files by the numbers

From State of agent markdown, September 2026, counted September 27, 2026.

2,081 files indexed from public GitHub.
66.7% graded A on their latest version by the registry's automatic checks (A 1,387, B 682, C 6, F 6).
At least 23.2% (309 of the 1,333 watched for 14 days or more) got a new upstream commit within 14 days of being first indexed.
1.9% (40) are copies: at least 200 bytes, and byte-identical to a file in another repository.

The 120 most starred

From repos with the most stars first.

CLAUDE.md@docs/ja-JP/examples CLAUDE.md file

affaan-m/ecc · docs/ja-JP/examples/CLAUDE.md

git:20260517.5a5a47e · audit A · 299,696 stars

CLAUDE.md@docs/es CLAUDE.md file

affaan-m/ecc · docs/es/CLAUDE.md

git:20260607.ac0f11c · audit A · 299,696 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

affaan-m/ecc · CLAUDE.md

git:20261020.9471ef4 · audit A · 299,696 stars

CLAUDE.md@docs/es/examples CLAUDE.md file

affaan-m/ecc · docs/es/examples/CLAUDE.md

git:20260607.ac0f11c · audit A · 299,696 stars

CLAUDE.md@docs/ja-JP CLAUDE.md file

affaan-m/ecc · docs/ja-JP/CLAUDE.md

git:20260517.ec9ace9 · audit A · 299,696 stars

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firecrawl/firecrawl · CLAUDE.md

git:20261008.5a75dca · audit A · 199,595 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

garrytan/gstack · CLAUDE.md

git:20261107.ef99eb5 · audit A · 140,694 stars

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juliusbrussee/caveman · mcp/CLAUDE.md

git:20260924.921eab8 · audit A · 118,366 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/sdk/parity CLAUDE.md file

juliusbrussee/caveman · packages/sdk/parity/CLAUDE.md

git:20260812.d4ef06b · audit A · 118,366 stars

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juliusbrussee/caveman · shrink/CLAUDE.md

git:20260924.921eab8 · audit A · 118,366 stars

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juliusbrussee/caveman · browse/CLAUDE.md

git:20260816.f71f6df · audit A · 118,366 stars

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juliusbrussee/caveman · integrations/CLAUDE.md

git:20260812.d4ef06b · audit A · 118,366 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/sdk/python CLAUDE.md file

juliusbrussee/caveman · packages/sdk/python/CLAUDE.md

git:20260925.3ee02ba · audit A · 118,366 stars

CLAUDE.md@shared/provider-catalog CLAUDE.md file

juliusbrussee/caveman · shared/provider-catalog/CLAUDE.md

git:20260812.d4ef06b · audit A · 118,366 stars

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juliusbrussee/caveman · CLAUDE.md

git:20261106.af560e1 · audit B · 118,366 stars

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juliusbrussee/caveman · mem/CLAUDE.md

git:20261025.777bb73 · audit A · 118,366 stars

CLAUDE.md@skills/caveman-learn CLAUDE.md file

juliusbrussee/caveman · skills/caveman-learn/CLAUDE.md

git:20260924.921eab8 · audit A · 118,366 stars

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juliusbrussee/caveman · proxy/CLAUDE.md

git:20261106.3c28af7 · audit A · 118,366 stars

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juliusbrussee/caveman · extension/CLAUDE.md

git:20261003.2ec7194 · audit A · 118,366 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/shared/contracts CLAUDE.md file

juliusbrussee/caveman · packages/shared/contracts/CLAUDE.md

git:20260925.489940d · audit A · 118,366 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/sdk/typescript CLAUDE.md file

juliusbrussee/caveman · packages/sdk/typescript/CLAUDE.md

git:20260925.36ccf7d · audit A · 118,366 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/cli CLAUDE.md file

juliusbrussee/caveman · packages/cli/CLAUDE.md

git:20261008.9d8632a · audit A · 118,366 stars

CLAUDE.md@engine CLAUDE.md file

juliusbrussee/caveman · engine/CLAUDE.md

git:20261106.3dfdbd1 · audit A · 118,366 stars

CLAUDE.md@.claude CLAUDE.md file

thedotmack/claude-mem · .claude/CLAUDE.md

git:20261101.f8bdd1a · audit A · 113,797 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

addyosmani/agent-skills · CLAUDE.md

git:20260720.8fd2081 · audit A · 113,383 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

nexu-io/open-design · CLAUDE.md

git:20260430.9b57c22 · audit B · 106,541 stars

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pbakaus/impeccable · CLAUDE.md

git:20261105.71dfd50 · audit A · 106,186 stars

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debpalash/voicestudio · CLAUDE.md

git:20261104.c2998f6 · audit A · 102,675 stars

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tt-a1i/archify · CLAUDE.md

git:20260916.572e260 · audit B · 94,561 stars

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egonex-ai/understand-anything · CLAUDE.md

git:20261014.0391b41 · audit B · 91,190 stars

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bytedance/deer-flow · backend/CLAUDE.md

git:20260625.ff7ecdb · audit B · 85,141 stars

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bytedance/deer-flow · CLAUDE.md

git:20260625.ff7ecdb · audit B · 85,141 stars

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bytedance/deer-flow · frontend/CLAUDE.md

git:20260625.ff7ecdb · audit B · 85,141 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

opendatalab/mineru · CLAUDE.md

git:20260916.b647f87 · audit A · 83,233 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/cli/src/templates/_shared CLAUDE.md file

heygen-com/hyperframes · packages/cli/src/templates/_shared/CLAUDE.md

git:20261107.896a77c · audit A · 80,701 stars

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heygen-com/hyperframes · CLAUDE.md

git:20261103.b2acef5 · audit A · 80,701 stars

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career-ops-hq/career-ops · CLAUDE.md

git:20260710.09528a3 · audit B · 80,322 stars

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thedaviddias/front-end-checklist · CLAUDE.md

git:20260602.065968e · audit A · 74,671 stars

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hugohe3/ppt-master · CLAUDE.md

git:20260701.436fd0a · audit A · 73,890 stars

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code-yeongyu/oh-my-openagent · CLAUDE.md

git:20260617.0ed6a8f · audit B · 70,763 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

shanraisshan/claude-code-best-practice · CLAUDE.md

git:20261013.11cdc15 · audit A · 68,762 stars

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cathrynlavery/diagram-design · CLAUDE.md

git:20261021.1c8a664 · audit B · 65,316 stars

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coreyhaines31/marketingskills · CLAUDE.md

git:20260125.6406f9e · audit B · 59,233 stars

CLAUDE.md@.claude CLAUDE.md file

imbad0202/academic-research-skills · .claude/CLAUDE.md

git:20261106.fd5ff1b · audit A · 55,879 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

cherryhq/cherry-studio · CLAUDE.md

git:20261104.cebcdb3 · audit A · 53,286 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/provider-registry CLAUDE.md file

cherryhq/cherry-studio · packages/provider-registry/CLAUDE.md

git:20261012.19309e5 · audit A · 53,286 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

alibaba/open-code-review · CLAUDE.md

git:20260910.b523997 · audit B · 49,666 stars

CLAUDE.md@examples/eve CLAUDE.md file

vercel-labs/agent-browser · examples/eve/CLAUDE.md

git:20260714.3591f0f · audit B · 47,556 stars

CLAUDE.md@apps/android CLAUDE.md file

amruthpillai/reactive-resume · apps/android/CLAUDE.md

git:20261107.9e8528a · audit B · 45,468 stars

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amruthpillai/reactive-resume · apps/mobile/CLAUDE.md

git:20261103.ca690a7 · audit B · 45,468 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

amruthpillai/reactive-resume · CLAUDE.md

git:20260401.4fd4365 · audit B · 45,468 stars

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reactive-resume/reactive-resume · CLAUDE.md

git:20260401.4fd4365 · audit B · 45,399 stars

CLAUDE.md@apps/mobile CLAUDE.md file

reactive-resume/reactive-resume · apps/mobile/CLAUDE.md

git:20261103.ca690a7 · audit B · 45,399 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

reactive-resume/app · CLAUDE.md

git:20260511.71aadbd · audit B · 45,396 stars

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reactive-resume/app · apps/mobile/CLAUDE.md

git:20261103.ca690a7 · audit B · 45,396 stars

CLAUDE.md@cookbook/03_teams/20_human_in_the_loop CLAUDE.md file

agno-agi/agno · cookbook/03_teams/20_human_in_the_loop/CLAUDE.md

git:20260821.20095cf · audit A · 43,090 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

agno-agi/agno · CLAUDE.md

git:20261009.c15c55e · audit A · 43,090 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

wshobson/agents · CLAUDE.md

git:20260529.608c384 · audit B · 42,320 stars

CLAUDE.md@docs CLAUDE.md file

yeachan-heo/oh-my-claudecode · docs/CLAUDE.md

git:20261103.0564555 · audit A · 40,624 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

yeachan-heo/oh-my-claudecode · CLAUDE.md

git:20261103.0564555 · audit A · 40,624 stars

CLAUDE.md@.github CLAUDE.md file

yeachan-heo/oh-my-claudecode · .github/CLAUDE.md

git:20261103.0564555 · audit A · 40,624 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

virgiliojr94/book-to-skill · CLAUDE.md

git:20260823.560dca6 · audit B · 37,023 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

vercel-labs/agent-skills · CLAUDE.md

git:20260105.20f4a04 · audit B · 33,725 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

davila7/claude-code-templates · CLAUDE.md

git:20261105.cdccca6 · audit A · 33,152 stars

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topoteretes/cognee · CLAUDE.md

git:20261029.dffca2a · audit A · 33,092 stars

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garrytan/gbrain · CLAUDE.md

git:20261026.fe9154d · audit A · 31,587 stars

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nanocoai/nanoclaw · CLAUDE.md

git:20261020.e6220f0 · audit A · 31,085 stars

CLAUDE.md@container CLAUDE.md file

nanocoai/nanoclaw · container/CLAUDE.md

git:20260925.c7afcf2 · audit A · 31,085 stars

CLAUDE.md@business-growth CLAUDE.md file

alirezarezvani/claude-skills · business-growth/CLAUDE.md

git:20260510.b5967f1 · audit A · 29,490 stars

CLAUDE.md@business-operations CLAUDE.md file

alirezarezvani/claude-skills · business-operations/CLAUDE.md

git:20261021.22e683b · audit A · 29,490 stars

CLAUDE.md@agent-launcher CLAUDE.md file

alirezarezvani/claude-skills · agent-launcher/CLAUDE.md

git:20261021.adb1041 · audit A · 29,490 stars

CLAUDE.md@commercial CLAUDE.md file

alirezarezvani/claude-skills · commercial/CLAUDE.md

git:20261021.22e683b · audit A · 29,490 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

alirezarezvani/claude-skills · CLAUDE.md

git:20261026.67e0cb8 · audit A · 29,490 stars

CLAUDE.md@c-level-advisor CLAUDE.md file

alirezarezvani/claude-skills · c-level-advisor/CLAUDE.md

git:20261031.a0c7b8f · audit A · 29,490 stars

CLAUDE.md@agents CLAUDE.md file

alirezarezvani/claude-skills · agents/CLAUDE.md

git:20261021.22e683b · audit A · 29,490 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

yamadashy/repomix · CLAUDE.md

git:20250711.4e5812b · audit B · 29,174 stars

CLAUDE.md@browser CLAUDE.md file

yamadashy/repomix · browser/CLAUDE.md

git:20250618.27dc9e0 · audit A · 29,174 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

qwenlm/qwen-code · CLAUDE.md

git:20260615.5715b34 · audit A · 29,081 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

jimliu/baoyu-skills · CLAUDE.md

git:20260613.b0ac523 · audit B · 27,340 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

everyinc/compound-engineering-plugin · CLAUDE.md

git:20260714.1a7a4c1 · audit B · 25,969 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

pascalorg/editor · CLAUDE.md

git:20260310.03f452d · audit B · 25,365 stars

CLAUDE.md@apps/editor CLAUDE.md file

pascalorg/editor · apps/editor/CLAUDE.md

git:20260804.75db47b · audit B · 25,365 stars

CLAUDE.md@apps/ifc-converter CLAUDE.md file

pascalorg/editor · apps/ifc-converter/CLAUDE.md

git:20260804.75db47b · audit B · 25,365 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-file CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-file/CLAUDE.md

git:20260910.5a891d7 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/examples/app-plugin-mail-example CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/examples/app-plugin-mail-example/CLAUDE.md

git:20261008.860ef32 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-foundation CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-foundation/CLAUDE.md

git:20261021.62da032 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@docs CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · docs/CLAUDE.md

git:20260915.5c73abe · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/examples/app-plugin-office-flows-example CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/examples/app-plugin-office-flows-example/CLAUDE.md

git:20261009.71dbc34 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-api-keys CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-api-keys/CLAUDE.md

git:20260915.154e09e · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-knowledge CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-knowledge/CLAUDE.md

git:20261007.68d4feb · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-notification-web-push CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-notification-web-push/CLAUDE.md

git:20261019.1de333f · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-agent-sessions CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-agent-sessions/CLAUDE.md

git:20261013.157a914 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-demo-mode CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-demo-mode/CLAUDE.md

git:20261023.9c20e2d · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-database-explorer CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-database-explorer/CLAUDE.md

git:20260915.a153ad8 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/examples/app-plugin-authorization-example CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/examples/app-plugin-authorization-example/CLAUDE.md

git:20260919.64b3fdb · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-authz-default-access CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-authz-default-access/CLAUDE.md

git:20260919.64b3fdb · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · CLAUDE.md

git:20260821.8103b01 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/examples/app-plugin-file-example CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/examples/app-plugin-file-example/CLAUDE.md

git:20260910.5a891d7 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-agents CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-agents/CLAUDE.md

git:20261007.68d4feb · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-authz-sharing-rules CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-authz-sharing-rules/CLAUDE.md

git:20260919.64b3fdb · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/examples/app-plugin-repository-example CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/examples/app-plugin-repository-example/CLAUDE.md

git:20260906.90a4903 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/examples/app-plugin-lifecycle-example CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/examples/app-plugin-lifecycle-example/CLAUDE.md

git:20261009.71dbc34 · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-projects CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-projects/CLAUDE.md

git:20261007.68d4feb · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@packages/plugins/app-plugin-authz-restriction-rules CLAUDE.md file

nocobase/nocobase · packages/plugins/app-plugin-authz-restriction-rules/CLAUDE.md

git:20260919.64b3fdb · audit B · 24,860 stars

CLAUDE.md@ee/apps/den-web CLAUDE.md file

different-ai/openwork · ee/apps/den-web/CLAUDE.md

git:20260923.d1a801d · audit B · 24,407 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

teng-lin/notebooklm-py · CLAUDE.md

git:20260907.065050c · audit A · 20,133 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

leon-ai/leon · CLAUDE.md

git:20261006.11ecdac · audit B · 17,648 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

yusufkaraaslan/skill_seekers · CLAUDE.md

git:20260930.598df68 · audit A · 15,282 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

amir20/dozzle · CLAUDE.md

git:20261105.67821dc · audit A · 14,814 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

orchestra-research/ai-research-skills · CLAUDE.md

git:20260615.f8afc97 · audit A · 14,337 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

untrivial-ai/agent-orchestrator · CLAUDE.md

git:20261027.fdea8d1 · audit A · 14,281 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

piebald-ai/claude-code-system-prompts · CLAUDE.md

git:20260209.dd0f623 · audit A · 13,110 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

run-llama/liteparse · CLAUDE.md

git:20260216.f6a2b83 · audit B · 12,992 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

lemomo-ai/lemo-opuscar · CLAUDE.md

git:20260926.cfcaa15 · audit B · 12,731 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

jeffallan/claude-skills · CLAUDE.md

git:20261030.508e819 · audit A · 12,261 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

genspark-ai/genoffice · CLAUDE.md

git:20260906.69b4ce0 · audit A · 11,858 stars

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aden-hive/hive · CLAUDE.md

git:20260303.1160dce · audit B · 11,142 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

agricidaniel/claude-ads · CLAUDE.md

git:20260711.3abfe67 · audit A · 10,844 stars

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rehan-remade/universal-modder · CLAUDE.md

git:20261014.8ca1cd5 · audit A · 9,508 stars

CLAUDE.md CLAUDE.md file

nexu-io/html-anything · CLAUDE.md

git:20260511.3aecb36 · audit B · 9,440 stars