Ruleset Optimization FAQs

Question 1

When should I use this skill?

Accepted Answer

You should invoke this skill when your project configuration files become too large, when you notice Claude is consuming too many baseline tokens, or when you need to organize instructions across multiple projects and languages more effectively.

Question 2

Can this help manage personal vs. project-specific rules?

Accepted Answer

Yes. It includes a deduplication strategy to help you manage universal defaults in your global ~/.claude/ directory while allowing project-specific overrides in your local .claude/ folder without overlapping content.

Question 3

How does it reduce token usage by 70%?

Accepted Answer

By applying the 'Progressive Disclosure' strategy, the skill identifies procedural 'how-to' content that isn't needed 100% of the time. Moving this content into auto-activating skills keeps the baseline context minimal while maintaining high instruction effectiveness.

Question 4

What does the Ruleset Optimization skill do?

Accepted Answer

This skill provides a structured framework for optimizing Claude Code configuration files like CLAUDE.md and settings.json. It uses context efficiency principles to move procedural instructions into domain-specific skills, ensuring Claude only loads what is necessary for the current task.

Question 5

What is the difference between a 'Policy' and a 'Skill'?

Accepted Answer

Policies (kept in CLAUDE.md) are 'What/Why' rules that always apply, such as security requirements. Skills are procedural 'How-To' guides for specific domains (like Git or Docker) that are only loaded when relevant, maximizing the signal-to-noise ratio.

Ruleset Optimization

Ruleset Optimization

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