When should I put information in CLAUDE.md?

Information should only go in CLAUDE.md if it is a universal rule or guardrail needed most of the time to prevent mistakes during assistance.

Where are these Claude plugins and skills stored?

They are stored within the user's dotfiles directory, specifically under ~/.dotfiles/claude-plugins/ organized by category.

How does this skill handle AI mistakes?

It uses an escalation ladder: start by improving a skill, then add a project-specific hot rule if the error recurs, and finally move to a root CLAUDE.md guardrail if it persists across repos.

What is the difference between a Claude skill and a command?

Skills are auto-loaded by Claude based on context and descriptions, while commands are actions explicitly invoked by the user using a slash command.

Claude Memory Placement

Name: Claude Memory Placement
Author: mshuffett

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생산성 및 워크플로

Optimizes AI knowledge retention by routing learnings, rules, and documentation to the most effective storage locations within the Claude environment.

This skill provides a systematic framework for Claude to decide where information should be stored across sessions to ensure maximum efficiency and minimal error. It differentiates between universal guardrails in CLAUDE.md, context-aware skills for domain knowledge, and user-invoked commands for specific workflows. By following a structured decision tree and an escalation ladder for recurring mistakes, it helps maintain a clean and effective plugin-based dotfile architecture while ensuring critical instructions are available exactly when needed.

주요 기능

01Standardized plugin architecture for skills and commands

02Best practices for writing trigger-based skill descriptions

03Guidelines for maintaining project-specific vs. universal rules

04Escalation ladder for managing and correcting recurring AI mistakes

050 GitHub stars

06Structured decision tree for information routing

사용 사례

01Correcting repeated AI errors by progressively moving information from skills to hot rules

02Organizing new development scripts into the correct plugin category (dev, media, terminal)

03Determining if a new workflow rule belongs in a global or project-specific CLAUDE.md

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add mshuffett/dotfiles memory-placement

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT

주요 기능

01Standardized plugin architecture for skills and commands

02Best practices for writing trigger-based skill descriptions

03Guidelines for maintaining project-specific vs. universal rules

04Escalation ladder for managing and correcting recurring AI mistakes

050 GitHub stars

06Structured decision tree for information routing

사용 사례

01Correcting repeated AI errors by progressively moving information from skills to hot rules

02Organizing new development scripts into the correct plugin category (dev, media, terminal)

03Determining if a new workflow rule belongs in a global or project-specific CLAUDE.md

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add mshuffett/dotfiles memory-placement

For use in Claude.ai and ChatGPT