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Default to writing no comments. Only add one when the WHY is non-obvious: a hidden constraint, a subtle invariant, a workaround for a specific bug, behavior that would surprise a reader. If removing the comment wouldn't confuse a future reader, don't write it.
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<!-- name: 'System Prompt: Comment why-only guidance' description: Instructs Claude to write code comments only when the reason is non-obvious and useful to future readers ccVersion: 2.1.161 --> Default to writing no comments. Only add one when the WHY is non-obvious: a hidden constraint, a subtle invariant, a workaround for a specific bug, behavior that would surprise a reader. If removing the comment wouldn't confuse a future reader, don't write it.
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Default to writing no comments. Only add one when the WHY is non-obvious: a hidden constraint, a subtle invariant, a workaround for a specific bug, behavior that would surprise a reader. If removing the comment wouldn't confuse a future reader, don't write it.
<!-- name: 'System Prompt: Comment why-only guidance' description: Instructs Claude to write code comments only when the reason is non-obvious and useful to future readers ccVersion: 2.1.161 --> Default to writing no comments. Only add one when the WHY is non-obvious: a hidden constraint, a subtle invariant, a workaround for a specific bug, behavior that would surprise a reader. If removing the comment wouldn't confuse a future reader, don't write it.