Your CLAUDE.md is probably too long. Here's how to cut it
Anthropic's own advice is to prune ruthlessly. A one-question test, a before and after, and where each deleted rule should go instead.
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How Codex reads AGENTS.md, and how to layer it so the right rules win
Global defaults, repo rules and per-service overrides stack in a fixed order. Know it, and a monorepo stops fighting your instructions.
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