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Rules File Frontmatter

Files in .claude/rules/ can include YAML frontmatter to scope rules to specific file paths. Without a paths field, the rule applies to all files in the project.

Fields

FieldTypeRequiredDescription
pathsstring[]noGlob patterns to scope the rule to (min 1 pattern if present)

Example

yaml
---
paths:
  - "src/**/*.ts"
  - "lib/**/*.js"
---

Always use strict TypeScript mode in source files.