Summary  
This chapter explains how to refine a project’s context file by reviewing and adding missing commands, conventions, and rules to guide an AI assistant, and introduces the practice of requesting a plan before any code edits.  

General domain of usage  
Software project documentation and collaboration

### Improving Project Context

The `/init` command creates a useful starting point, but `CLAUDE.md` may still miss important project details. Clear instructions help Claude choose the right files, follow project rules, and avoid unnecessary changes. Ask Claude to review the current setup:

> Review this project and its CLAUDE.md file. Add any missing commands, conventions, or restrictions that would help you work more accurately. Keep the instructions concise.

> ### Task
>
> * Run `/init` in the provided Claude Code workspace.
> * Ask Claude to review and improve `CLAUDE.md`.
> * Check the suggested changes.
> * Give Claude a small task and ask for a plan before it edits any files.
> * Add one rule that would make its work more consistent.

Learn how to use Claude Code to plan, build, improve, and automate a practical business application. You will set up an effective project environment, give Claude reliable context, turn specifications into working features, create reusable skills, connect external tools, and schedule recurring processes.

Explore how Claude Code works, install it locally, and use it to complete your first practical tasks. Learn how project context improves its results and how to refine and deploy what it creates.

Build a consistent project structure that helps Claude understand your codebase and instructions. Learn how to manage context, tokens, and conversations so Claude stays focused and produces reliable results.

Use Plan Mode and a project specification to design and build a functional business dashboard. You will also create reusable skills for lead research and automated website mockup generation.

Extend Claude Code by connecting it to services such as Gmail through MCP. Learn how to run tasks in parallel and schedule recurring processes that continue your workflows automatically.

Lab: Improving Project Context

Improving Project Context

Task

Lab: Improving Project Context

Improving Project Context

Task