Instruction Routing FAQs

Question 1

What does the Instruction Routing skill do?

Accepted Answer

This skill acts as a guide to help you determine the correct location for new project instructions, coding conventions, or automation. It provides a clear decision tree to choose between the central `CLAUDE.md` file, a multi-step skill, or a single-use command.

Question 2

How does this skill improve my AI coding workflow?

Accepted Answer

By organizing project knowledge logically, it ensures Claude has the right context at the right time. This leads to more accurate task execution, reduces ambiguity, and makes the project's knowledge base for Claude more scalable and maintainable.

Question 3

When should I use this skill?

Accepted Answer

Use this skill whenever you need to add a new rule, pattern, or workflow to your project for Claude. It helps you decide if the new instruction is a core convention (`CLAUDE.md`), a complex process (`skill`), or a repeatable task (`command`).

Question 4

What capabilities does the Instruction Routing skill provide?

Accepted Answer

It provides a quick decision tree, clear criteria differentiating project knowledge locations, examples for each type, and guidelines on when to refactor information from `CLAUDE.md` into dedicated skills to keep your project's AI context clean and effective.

Question 5

What are the three main locations for instructions this skill defines?

Accepted Answer

The three locations are: 1) `CLAUDE.md` for project-wide conventions and static rules, 2) `.claude/skills/` for multi-step workflows with potential logic, and 3) `.claude/commands/` for repeatable, one-shot tasks invoked by the user.

Instruction Routing

Instruction Routing

Key Features

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Key Features

Use Cases