Glossary OTP

CLAUDE.md

A configuration file that gives Claude instructions about how to behave in a specific project or organization. Loaded automatically at the start of every Claude Code session. The simplest form of an Organizational Operating System — every CLAUDE.md is an OOS in miniature.

Why it matters

Most teams already have a CLAUDE.md. They just do not realize it is the seed of an organizational operating system.

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