Includes: spec-driven and test-driven development best practices, reproduce-before-fixing debugging workflow, require-plan-file hook, find-project-root script, session logs, memory files for decisions/ gotchas/process-lessons, and updates to existing best practice topics. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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# Best Practices Index
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Generalised best practices extracted from real project work. Each topic file is self-contained — read only the files relevant to the current project.
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## Topics
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- [Validation & Deployment](best-practices/validation.md) — Validate locally, deploy once; full-chain testing; pre-flight checks
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- [Secrets Management](best-practices/secrets-management.md) — SOPS + age, credential handling, file naming, encryption gotchas
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- [Git & Source Control](best-practices/git-source-control.md) — Commit practices, GitOps workflows, remote conventions
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- [Kubernetes Patterns](best-practices/kubernetes.md) — Volume mounts, deployment strategies, naming, bootstrap ordering
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- [Helm Charts](best-practices/helm.md) — Schema validation, version verification, values structure
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- [Ansible](best-practices/ansible.md) — Inventory, templates, idempotency, credential safety
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- [Scripting](best-practices/scripting.md) — Shell conventions, verification scripts, idempotency, colour output
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- [Documentation Standards](best-practices/documentation.md) — CLAUDE.md, MEMORY.md, FUTURE.md, README.md structure and tiered memory
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- [Milestones & Reflections](best-practices/milestones.md) — Milestone workflow, verification, reflection process
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- [Debugging Methodology](best-practices/debugging.md) — Systematic diagnosis, full-chain testing, common pitfalls
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- [Claude Code Skills](best-practices/skills-development.md) — Skill authoring, context injection, tool restrictions
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- [Linting & Formatting](best-practices/linting.md) — Tool choices per language, PostToolUse hook, pre-commit integration, formatter contract
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- [Spec-Driven Development](best-practices/spec-driven-development.md) — Spec structure, requirement numbering, test-first workflow, context tiers, anti-patterns
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- [Test-Driven Development](best-practices/test-driven-development.md) — Edge case discovery, property-based testing, mutation testing, AI agent testing patterns, test architecture
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