Day 5 of 10 25 minCLAUDE.mdCopilot instructionsCursor rules
Instead of repeating your conventions in every prompt, write them down once in a project instructions file that the assistant reads automatically. Learn what to put in it, what to leave out, and the file each tool uses.
By the end of today you can
- Explain what project instruction files are and why they help
- Name the files used by Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor and other tools
- Write a useful instructions file with commands, conventions and warnings
- Keep instructions short, specific and up to date
- Use personal and folder-level instructions where they fit
What's inside
- 4 sections
- 2 diagrams and mind maps
- 5-question quiz
- 1The file each tool reads
- 2Layers of instructions
- 3What to put in it
- 4Keep it short and true
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