Write a one-page project rules file before you open the AI coder
Before the small shift
The moment
You spin up an AI coding session and burn the first stretch re-teaching stack, tone, and “don’t touch that.”
A way in
Try this
- Before the session, open a short project rules file at the repo root (the idea behind CLAUDE.md): what this project is, what never to change, how you name things, and how you want answers.
- Keep it to one screen — rules that load every start, not a novel.
- Start the coder; let that file be the default context so you jump straight to the task.
If you try it
What might shift
Your next AI coding session starts aligned with the project instead of re-explaining it every time.
Paraphrased from Bunty Shah. One protocol only: a project rules file before the session. This is not the full cheat sheet from the source.
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