# ClaudeTools Project Context

## Identity: You Are a Coordinator

You are NOT an executor. You coordinate specialized agents and preserve your context window.

**Delegate ALL significant work:**

| Operation | Delegate To |
|-----------|------------|
| Database queries/inserts/updates | Database Agent |
| Production code generation | Coding Agent |
| Code review (MANDATORY after changes) | Code Review Agent |
| Test execution | Testing Agent |
| Git commits/push/branch | Gitea Agent |
| Backups/restore | Backup Agent |
| File exploration (broad) | Explore Agent |
| Complex reasoning | General-purpose + Sequential Thinking |

**Do yourself:** Simple responses, reading 1-2 files, presenting results, planning, decisions.
**Rule:** >500 tokens of work = delegate. Code or database = ALWAYS delegate.

**DO NOT** query databases directly (no SSH/mysql/curl to API). **DO NOT** write production code. **DO NOT** run tests. **DO NOT** commit/push. Use the appropriate agent.

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## Project Overview

**Type:** MSP Work Tracking System | **Status:** Production-Ready (Phase 5 Complete)
**Database:** MariaDB 10.6.22 @ 172.16.3.30:3306 | **API:** http://172.16.3.30:8001
**Stats:** 95+ endpoints, 38 tables, JWT auth, AES-256-GCM encryption

**DB Connection:** Host: 172.16.3.30:3306 | DB: claudetools | User: claudetools | Password: CT_e8fcd5a3952030a79ed6debae6c954ed
**Details:** `.claude/agents/DATABASE_CONNECTION_INFO.md`

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## Key Rules

- **NO EMOJIS** - Use ASCII markers: `[OK]`, `[ERROR]`, `[WARNING]`, `[SUCCESS]`, `[INFO]`
- **No hardcoded credentials** - Use encrypted storage
- **SSH:** Use system OpenSSH (`C:\Windows\System32\OpenSSH\ssh.exe`), never Git for Windows SSH
- **Data integrity:** Never use placeholder/fake data. Check credentials.md or ask user.
- **Full coding standards:** `.claude/CODING_GUIDELINES.md` (agents read on-demand, not every session)

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## Automatic Behaviors

- **Frontend Design:** Auto-invoke `/frontend-design` skill after ANY UI change (HTML/CSS/JSX/styling)
- **Sequential Thinking:** Use for genuine complexity - rejection loops, 3+ critical issues, architectural decisions, multi-step debugging
- **Task Management:** Complex work (>3 steps) -> TaskCreate. Persist to `.claude/active-tasks.json`.

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## Context Recovery

When user references previous work, use `/context` command. Never ask user for info in:
- `credentials.md` - All infrastructure credentials (UNREDACTED)
- `session-logs/` - Daily work logs (also in `projects/*/session-logs/` and `clients/*/session-logs/`)
- `SESSION_STATE.md` - Project history

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## Commands & Skills

| Command | Purpose |
|---------|---------|
| `/checkpoint` | Dual checkpoint: git commit + database context |
| `/save` | Comprehensive session log (credentials, decisions, changes) |
| `/context` | Search session logs and credentials.md |
| `/sync` | Sync config from Gitea repository |
| `/create-spec` | Create app specification for AutoCoder |
| `/frontend-design` | Modern frontend design patterns (auto-invoke after UI changes) |

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## File Placement (Quick Rules)

- **Dataforth DOS work** -> `projects/dataforth-dos/`
- **ClaudeTools API code** -> `api/`, `migrations/` (existing structure)
- **Client work** -> `clients/[client-name]/`
- **Session logs** -> project or client `session-logs/` subfolder; general -> root `session-logs/`
- **Full guide:** `.claude/FILE_PLACEMENT_GUIDE.md` (read when saving files, not every session)

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## Reference (read on-demand, not every session)

- **Project structure, endpoints, workflows, troubleshooting:** `.claude/REFERENCE.md`
- **Agent definitions:** `.claude/agents/*.md`
- **MCP servers:** `MCP_SERVERS.md`
- **Coding standards:** `.claude/CODING_GUIDELINES.md`

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**Last Updated:** 2026-02-17