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+# Repository guidance for Claude
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+## Git conventions
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+- Do not add `Co-Authored-By` or other AI attribution trailers to commit messages.
+- Do not use `claude/` (or otherwise Claude-named) branch names; use conventional prefixes like `feat/`, `fix/`, `chore/`.