[Wizardrytezch]

I keep it pretty simple and projectscoped.

My setup is;

One Claude chat per project (or per major feature) never reused

A short “working contract” at the top: goals, constraints, what not to touch

I paste small, relevant files only (no whole repos)

I ask claude to explain why before proposing changes if it’s non-trivial

For spec or exploratory projects, I use claude more like a thinking partner

Outline the idea Identify failure modes early, generate a minimal first version I can throw away.

The biggest improvement for me was treating chats as disposable scratchpads instead of long-running conversations.