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Claude Code Formatter

Property Value
Tier Custom
Main output CLAUDE.md
Dot directory .claude/
Skills Yes (.claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md)
Agents Yes (.claude/agents/<name>.md)
Commands Yes (.claude/commands/<name>.md)
Local files Yes (CLAUDE.local.md)

Output Files

File Path Purpose
Main instructions CLAUDE.md Primary rule file
Local overrides CLAUDE.local.md Private instructions (gitignored)
Skills .claude/skills/<name>/SKILL.md Reusable skill definitions
Commands .claude/commands/<name>.md Slash commands
Agents .claude/agents/<name>.md Agent configurations

Supported Features

Feature Supported
Markdown Output Yes
MDC Format No
Code Blocks Yes
Mermaid Diagrams Yes
Single File Output Yes
Multiple Rule Files Yes
Workflow Files No
Nested Directory Structure No
YAML Frontmatter Yes
Description in Frontmatter No
Globs in Frontmatter Yes
Activation Type No
Glob Pattern Targeting Yes
Always Apply Rules Yes
Manual Activation No
Auto/Model Activation No
Character Limit Validation No
Content Section Splitting Yes
Context File Inclusion Planned
@-Mentions No
Tool Integration Yes
Path-Specific Rules Yes
Prompt Files No
Slash Commands Yes
Skills Yes
Agent Instructions Yes
Local Memory Partial
Nested Memory Planned

Limitations & Quirks

  • CLAUDE.md is gitignored by many project templates - you may need to git add -f CLAUDE.md
  • CLAUDE.local.md is intentionally not committed to git (private developer overrides)
  • Skills support frontmatter fields: name, description, plus newer fields like model, allowedTools, disallowedTools, permissionMode, specModel, specReasoningEffort
  • Agent files support: name, description, model, allowedTools, disallowedTools, permissionMode, specModel, specReasoningEffort, skills
  • The @local block content goes to CLAUDE.local.md with an import statement added to the main CLAUDE.md

Example Output

project-root/
├── CLAUDE.md                          # Main instructions
├── CLAUDE.local.md                    # Local overrides (gitignored)
└── .claude/
    ├── skills/
    │   └── my-skill/
    │       └── SKILL.md               # Skill with YAML frontmatter
    └── agents/
        └── reviewer.md                # Agent config with frontmatter

Official Documentation

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Mar 17, 2026

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