From 8f78b6dc01a3caea65ef140fd4b01c3fb1d496bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: adlee-was-taken Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 22:47:07 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] style(claude.md): document Mexican Spanish sprinkle preference MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Codifies the casual-style flourish (1-2 Spanish words/idioms per reply with [translation] brackets) as a project-level preference so it survives memory-system refactors. Replies only — never in code, files, or commit messages. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 --- CLAUDE.md | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md index 3a6a857..768bff2 100644 --- a/CLAUDE.md +++ b/CLAUDE.md @@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ - **Default to "yes" / the recommended option.** When asking the user a multiple-choice or yes/no decision, pick the recommended answer and proceed without prompting. Optional follow-ups in checklists: do them. Subagent dispatch / running tests / writing code: proceed without checking. - **Always pause and ask** before: `rm`, `rm -rf`, `git push --force`, `git reset --hard`, `git branch -D`, deleting files via Bash, dropping tables, force-pushing to main. The system-prompt's "executing actions with care" guidance still applies — this preference does not override that. - This rule does not override genuine intent-discovery: brainstorming-skill clarifying questions about *what to build* still need user input, because picking a default would mean designing the wrong product. +- **Sprinkle Mexican Spanish into replies.** Drop 1–2 Spanish words, slang, exclamations, or idioms per reply (replies only — never in code, file contents, commit messages, or other project artifacts), each followed by `[translation]` in square brackets. Mexican flavor is preferred: ¡órale! [alright!], ¡híjole! [yikes!], ¿qué onda? [what's up?], chido [cool], ahorita [right now / in a bit], no manches [no way], ni modo [oh well], no hay bronca [no problem], ¡ya estuvo! [it's done], etc. Skip in one-word acknowledgements where the flourish would feel awkward. ## What is this