Connection: Add Claude instructions by sergeymitr · Pull Request #47140 · Automattic/jetpack

sergeymitr · 2026-02-15T00:25:30Z

Proposed changes:

Add Claude instruction files:

Basic Connection info in CLAUDE.md
Separate "rule" files for:
- JS builder
- IDC

Does this pull request change what data or activity we track or use?

No.

Testing instructions:

Take a look and see if the instructional files make sense.

github-actions · 2026-02-15T00:26:22Z

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sergeymitr · 2026-02-15T00:26:37Z

Hi @bindlegirl 👋
Here's an attempt to give Claude better understanding of the connection.
I'd appreciate your opinion on this.

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Pull request overview

This PR adds Claude AI assistant instruction files to the Connection package to help Claude better understand and work with this codebase. The instructions cover the package's overall structure, JavaScript build system, and Identity Crisis (IDC) subsystem.

Changes:

Added comprehensive CLAUDE.md file documenting the Connection package architecture, option storage, communication patterns, and key subsystems
Added js-build.md rule file explaining webpack configuration and build commands
Added identity-crisis.md rule file detailing IDC detection, resolution paths, and technical implementation

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File	Description
projects/packages/connection/changelog/add-connection-claude	Changelog entry for the new Claude instruction files (minor formatting issue)
projects/packages/connection/.claude/CLAUDE.md	Main Claude instruction file providing comprehensive package overview with accurate technical details
projects/packages/connection/.claude/rules/js-build.md	Build system documentation covering webpack entries, commands, and asset output
projects/packages/connection/.claude/rules/identity-crisis.md	Detailed IDC subsystem documentation including detection mechanisms, state management, and resolution workflows

projects/packages/connection/changelog/add-connection-claude

jp-launch-control · 2026-02-15T00:41:16Z

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bindlegirl · 2026-02-16T13:12:58Z

projects/packages/connection/.claude/rules/identity-crisis.md

+- `migrate_for_idc` — Flags that sync actions should be accepted (URL migration path)
+- `identity_crisis_url_secret` — Short-lived secret (5min) for verifying same-site IDC
+- `identity_crisis_ip_requester` — IP addresses making requests (for IP-based site URLs)
+


Maybe add that while in safe mode, only sync requests are blocked. Other requests will go out but without the URLs appended to the request.

Good point, added a bit more info: 26c870b

bindlegirl

LGTM. This reminded me I need to update the Error Handler doc 😅

jeherve

Instead of adding a new set of claude-specific files, it may be best to create a new AGENTS.md file, since that's where we're headed at a8c:

PCYsg-1bzA-p2

The main documentation seems to say that nested AGENTS.md files should work:
https://agents.md/

jeherve · 2026-02-18T11:24:55Z

Instead of adding a new set of claude-specific files, it may be best to create a new AGENTS.md file

For reference, I'm starting work on migrating things in this repo, in #47190

kraftbj

Agreed with @jeherve. Per the field guide, we should be using AGENTS.md file (with a CLAUDE.md file that just points to @AGENTS.md)

We can use .ai instead of .claude for the other files and likely should reference them in the AGENTS.md (if they're not... I skimmed quickly and it didnt' scream out to me that it does).

Connection: Add Claude instructions.

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Merge branch 'trunk' into add/connection-claude

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Add more info on Safe Mode.

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