Does this skill provide templates for media projects?

Yes, it includes specialized templates for editorial tools, event websites, publications, research investigations, content pipelines, and digital archives.

How does the Deletion Test improve documentation?

The Deletion Test instructs you to remove any line an experienced professional would already know, ensuring your project memory stays high-density and focused on what truly matters.

What is a CLAUDE.md file?

A CLAUDE.md file serves as a 'project memory' guide that helps Claude Code understand the specific rules, commands, architecture, and quirks of your unique codebase.

Why does this skill focus on tribal knowledge?

Standard documentation often repeats what is obvious or already in frameworks. This skill focuses on 'tribal knowledge'—the specific project quirks that actually cause bugs or confusion for new team members.

Project Memory Generator

Name: Project Memory Generator
Author: jamditis

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Content Management

Generates high-utility CLAUDE.md files that capture institutional knowledge and project-specific quirks for seamless collaborator onboarding.

Project Memory Generator helps newsrooms and research teams bridge the knowledge gap between developers and domain experts by creating specialized CLAUDE.md files. Unlike standard documentation, this skill focuses exclusively on 'tribal knowledge'—the non-obvious architectural decisions, quirky naming conventions, and specific project gotchas that often trip up new contributors. It provides industry-specific templates for investigative research, editorial tools, content pipelines, and digital archives, ensuring that both human collaborators and AI agents like Claude understand the unique constraints and workflows of your journalism or academic project.

Key Features

01Journalism-specific templates for newsroom tools, investigations, and digital archives

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03Onboarding optimization for developers and AI agents working on media-heavy projects

04Institutional knowledge transfer using the 'Deletion Test' to remove redundant information

05Strict voice guidelines ensuring documentation is direct, terse, and free of marketing fluff

06Structured sections for project-specific commands, architecture, and anti-patterns

Use Cases

01Setting up a new data journalism investigation with complex source handling and embargo rules

02Onboarding freelance developers to proprietary newsroom content pipelines and CMS workflows

03Documenting quirky API behaviors and historical debt in long-term academic digital archives

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add jamditis/claude-skills-journalism project-memory

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

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