There more stuff in mine, but at the top of my ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md file, I have:

    ## Important Instructions
    
    - update todo.md as items are completed
    
    **Commit to git after making code changes.** Check `git status` first - only commit if there are actual changes:
    ```bash
    # If not in a git repository, initialize it first:
    git init
    
    # Then commit changes:
    git add <FILES_UPDATED>
    # Be surgical - add only the changes you just made.
    git commit -m "Description of changes"