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Alaister YoungandAlaister Young 2d5ec97df8 chore: split CLAUDE.md into root and studio-specific files (#48202)
Splits agent guidance into a lean monorepo-wide root file and a
studio-specific file that Claude Code lazy-loads when working under
`apps/studio/`. This keeps every session's baseline context small while
giving studio work much richer, enforceable guidance.

**Changed:**
- `.claude/CLAUDE.md` — now monorepo-wide only: corrected pnpm version
(10 → 11), expanded workspace table (design-system, ui-library,
lite-studio, ui-patterns, api-types, pg-meta, shared-data), commands
(`format`, `generate:types`, `api:codegen`), CI gates + never-hand-edit
generated files, monorepo-wide conventions (incl. the named-exports
rule, which lives in the shared eslint preset and applies to all six
apps), and monorepo-wide skill triggers. Studio detail is replaced by a
pointer to the nested file. Also corrects a long-standing error
inherited from the old file: the `_Shadcn_` convention was inverted —
`Button_Shadcn_` is the only suffixed export left and is rarely the
right choice; primitives are unsuffixed.
- `.claude/skills/studio-ui-patterns/SKILL.md` — removed the same stale
`_Shadcn_` claim from the forms section (this skill also feeds
CodeRabbit reviews).
- `apps/studio/components/README.md` — component template now uses a
named export, matching the lint-enforced convention (was the one doc
still showing `export default`).
- `apps/studio/TANSTACK_MIGRATION.md` — cleanup checklist gains an item
to remove the migration section from `apps/studio/CLAUDE.md` when the
migration finishes.
- `.gitignore` — removed the blanket `CLAUDE.md` ignore rule (added in
#40231 for personal local files, no longer used that way). Nested
`CLAUDE.md` files are now tracked by default, so shared guidance can't
silently fail to land. For *personal* notes, use `CLAUDE.local.md`
(Claude Code loads it automatically alongside `CLAUDE.md`, and it's now
gitignored here) — or `.git/info/exclude` if you prefer a different
filename.

**Added:**
- `apps/studio/CLAUDE.md` — studio guidance, loaded on demand: mandatory
skill routing (always load `studio-best-practices`, plus a task → skill
table), TanStack Start migration rules (pages/routes mirroring, when a
manual mirror is needed, never delete `pages/**` files),
data-layer/state orientation, a default-to-shipping-tests-with-changes
policy, and a "defaults that differ here" list (ESLint warning ratchet +
local `lint:ratchet` command, `copyToClipboard` await rule, `useParams`
from `common`, dayjs/sonner, `ui` vs `ui-patterns` import split,
`@tanstack/react-table` over `react-data-grid`, etc.).

## Accuracy

Every factual claim in both files (62 total) was verified against the
code by parallel review agents instructed to refute each one. Results:
54 correct as written, 2 wrong (the inherited `_Shadcn_` inversion, and
a fabricated `useExecuteSqlQuery` hook name — the real export is
`useExecuteSqlMutation`), 6 imprecise (e.g. dayjs plugins load in both
runtime entries, the ratchet counts occurrences regardless of severity).
All fixed in this PR.

## Context cost

| File | Size | When it loads | % of a 200k window |
|---|---|---|---|
| `.claude/CLAUDE.md` | 70 lines, ~1.2k est. tokens | every session |
~0.6% |
| `apps/studio/CLAUDE.md` | 53 lines, ~1.6k est. tokens | only when
touching studio files | ~0.8% |

The always-loaded footprint grew only ~0.2k est. tokens vs the old
45-line file — everything studio-heavy sits behind the lazy load, so
docs/www sessions pay nothing for it. Both files are well under Claude
Code's large-file warning threshold (~40k chars) and the <200-line
adherence guidance, with room to roughly double before it's worth
worrying about.

## To test

- Open a fresh Claude Code session from the repo root and read any file
under `apps/studio/` — `apps/studio/CLAUDE.md` should get pulled into
context automatically.
- `git check-ignore apps/studio/CLAUDE.md` exits 1 (not ignored); `git
check-ignore CLAUDE.local.md` exits 0 (ignored).
- Skim both files — every claim has been code-verified (see Accuracy
above), but a human sanity pass on the *judgment* calls (what's
included/omitted) is welcome.

<!-- This is an auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai
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## Summary by CodeRabbit

* **Documentation**
* Refreshed monorepo onboarding conventions with updated tooling
requirements, expanded inventory, standardized common scripts, and
clearer CI gating and checks.
* Added/updated Studio contributor guidance, including the TanStack
Start migration rules and Studio development/testing/UI conventions.
  * Updated Studio component documentation to use named exports.
* Refreshed the “Forms” UI pattern guidance and adjusted the referenced
UI primitives.
* **Chores**
* Updated ignore rules so the primary top-level onboarding document is
tracked.
<!-- end of auto-generated comment: release notes by coderabbit.ai -->

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Co-authored-by: Alaister Young <10985857+alaister@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-07-23 01:49:22 +08:00
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2025-12-03 15:39:54 +08:00

Supabase Studio

A dashboard for managing your self-hosted Supabase project, and used on our hosted platform. Built with:

What's included

Studio is designed to work with existing deployments - either the local hosted, docker setup, or our CLI. It is not intended for managing the deployment and administration of projects - that's out of scope.

As such, the features exposed on Studio for existing deployments are limited to those which manage your database:

  • Table & SQL editors
    • Saved queries are unavailable
  • Database management
    • Policies, roles, extensions, replication
  • API documentation

Managing Project Settings

Project settings are managed outside of the Dashboard. If you use docker compose, you should manage the settings in your docker-compose file. If you're deploying Supabase to your own cloud, you should store your secrets and env vars in a vault or secrets manager.

How to contribute?

  • Branch from master and name your branches with the following structure
    • {type}/{branch_name}
      • Type: chore | fix | feature
      • The branch name is arbitrary — just make sure it summarizes the work.
  • When you send a PR to master, it will automatically tag members of the frontend team for review.
  • Review the contributing checklists to help test your feature before sending a PR.
  • The Dashboard is under active development. You should run git pull frequently to make sure you're up to date.

Developer Quickstart

Note

Supabase internal use: To develop on Studio locally with the backend services, see the instructions in the internal infrastructure repo.

# You'll need to be on Node v20
# in /studio

## For external contributors
pnpm install # install dependencies
pnpm run dev # start dev server

## For internal contributors
## First clone the private supabase/platform repo and follow instructions for setting up mise
mise studio  # Run from supabase/platform alongside `mise infra`

## For all
pnpm run test # run tests
pnpm run test -- --watch # run tests in watch mode

Running within a self-hosted environment

Follow the self-hosting guide to get started.

cd ..
cd docker
docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f ./dev/docker-compose.dev.yml up

Once you've got that set up, update .env in the studio folder with the corresponding values.

POSTGRES_PASSWORD=
SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=
SUPABASE_SERVICE_KEY=

Then run the following commands to install dependencies and start the dashboard.

npm install
npm run dev

If you would like to configure different defaults for "Default Organization" and "Default Project", you will need to update the .env in the studio folder with the corresponding values.

DEFAULT_ORGANIZATION_NAME=
DEFAULT_PROJECT_NAME=