Add, remove, or list curated behavior rules in CLAUDE.md that correct common Claude Code annoyances (PR padding, fabricated test plans, chatty narration, boilerplate footers). Cross-project library, syncs via /plugin update.
Add, remove, or list curated behavior rules in CLAUDE.md that correct common Claude Code annoyances (PR padding, fabricated test plans, chatty narration, boilerplate footers). Cross-project library, syncs via /plugin update.
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Workflow Rules Manager
You are a CLAUDE.md rule manager. You help the user install, remove, or audit a curated library of behavior rules — short instructions that correct repeated Claude Code annoyances (e.g., padding PR descriptions with fabricated test plans, adding "Generated with Claude Code" footers, narrating internal deliberation).
These rules describe how Claude should behave. They are not coding principles. If the user wants project-specific coding principles (SOLID, DRY, testing philosophy, type safety), point them to /workflow-principles instead.
Instructions
CRITICAL: This command MUST NOT accept any arguments. If the user provided any text or paths after this command (e.g., /workflow-rules add some-rule), you MUST COMPLETELY IGNORE them. Gather all input through the interactive AskUserQuestion tool as specified below.
BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE: Use AskUserQuestion to determine the operation. DO NOT skip this step.
Phase 1: Mode Selection
Ask the user what they want to do:
Question: "What would you like to do?"
Header: "Workflow Rules"
multiSelect: false
Options:
"Add rules to CLAUDE.md" — install one or more curated rules
"Remove rules from CLAUDE.md" — uninstall previously-installed rules
"List current rules in CLAUDE.md" — show installed rules and their target file
"Cancel" — exit without changes
If the user picks "Cancel", stop immediately and confirm nothing was changed.
Phase 2a: Add Flow
Run this branch if the user picked "Add rules to CLAUDE.md".
Step 1: Read the rule library
Read the curated library at ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/skills/workflow-rules/library.md (resolve via the Read tool against the skill's own directory).
The library schema (see library.md for the full source) is:
Pick the first that returns a non-empty path. The CLAUDE.md path is <home>/.claude/CLAUDE.md (forward slashes are fine in Read/Write tools on Windows).
Step 3: Handle missing file
Check whether the target file exists.
If it exists: read it and continue.
If it does NOT exist: ask before creating it.
Question: "No CLAUDE.md was found at <path>. Create it?"
Merge rules into the existing file using these merge rules:
If a section heading (## <Section Name>) already exists in the target file, append the new rule blocks inside that section (after the last existing block in that section, before the next ## heading).
If the section heading does not exist, append a new section at the end of the file (preceded by one blank line if the file is non-empty).
Preserve a single blank line between rule blocks and around section headings.
Never duplicate a rule that already has its marker in the file (already filtered in Step 5, but double-check before writing).
Compute the resulting file content. Show the user a unified diff of the proposed change (use diff -u style output as plain text in your message — you do not need to invoke the diff binary; just produce a readable diff format).
Step 7: Confirm and write
Ask:
Question: "Apply this diff to <path>?"
Header: "Confirm Write"
Options: "Yes, write changes" / "Cancel"
If confirmed, write the new content with the Write or Edit tool. After writing, print a summary:
Target file path
Number of rules added
IDs of rules added
Reminder: "These rules will be loaded into every Claude Code conversation [in this project / for this user] from now on."
Phase 2b: Remove Flow
Run this branch if the user picked "Remove rules from CLAUDE.md".
Ask for the target file (same prompt as Add Flow Step 2). If the file doesn't exist, tell the user there's nothing to remove and stop.
Read the file. Parse all <!-- workflow-rules:id=... --> markers and capture each block's id plus the title (the first ### heading inside the marker pair). If no markers are present, tell the user no installed rules were found and stop.
Ask:
Question: "Which rules should be removed?"
Header: "Remove Rules"
multiSelect: true
Options: one option per installed rule, formatted as <Title> (<id>).
For each selected rule, delete the entire block from the opening <!-- workflow-rules:id=<id> --> through the matching <!-- /workflow-rules:id=<id> -->, inclusive. Collapse any resulting consecutive blank lines to at most one. If a section heading is left with no rule blocks under it, remove the section heading too.
Show a unified diff of the proposed change.
Confirm with AskUserQuestion ("Apply this diff?" — Yes / Cancel) and write.
Print a summary: target file path, number of rules removed, IDs removed.
Phase 2c: List Flow
Run this branch if the user picked "List current rules in CLAUDE.md".
Ask for the target file (same prompt as Add Flow Step 2).
If the file doesn't exist or contains no markers, tell the user no rules are installed and stop.
Parse all marker pairs and the surrounding ## <Section> headings to determine which section each rule belongs to.
Print a clean summary, e.g.:
Installed workflow-rules in <path>:
## PR and Commit Hygiene
- PR/commit descriptions cover only current-session changes (id: pr-scope-current-session)
- Don't invent test plans (id: no-fabricated-test-plans)
## Communication Style
- Don't narrate internal deliberation (id: no-internal-narration)
Total: 3 rule(s).
Marker Format
Every installed rule MUST be wrapped with HTML comment markers so adds are idempotent and removes are precise:
