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Drop the harness folder at the root of your project — new or existing. Seven files, zero dependencies.
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The Starter Harness — the folder structure that makes AI code actually work.
Prompts are not enough. Stop vibe coding. The harness gives Claude (or any AI coding agent) the planning docs, rules, checklists, tests, and feedback templates it needs to ship real software — not a demo, not a toy.
- The folder structure that turns prompts into real working sessions.
- Drop into any new repo. Start a Claude Code session. The harness does the rest.
- Same scaffold used to ship Scale B.O.S.S. and the harness behind this website.
What's inside
Seven files. One disciplined scaffold.
Each piece does one job. Together they give your AI agent the structure it needs to plan, build, test, and improve — instead of guessing.
CLAUDE.md
The instruction file Claude reads first. Five build phases, the rules of engagement, the discipline that turns prompts into shipped work.
README.md
The human-facing entry point. What the harness is, how to use it, how the five-phase loop runs on your project.
docs/
Planning + context templates. Define the outcome before the prompt — `context.md` for project background, `plan.md` for the build session.
rules/
Project-rules template. The rails the AI never crosses — naming, file layout, decision boundaries. Edit once, enforce every session.
checklists/
Verification-checklist template. The work isn't done until every box is checked — manual when you need it, AI-runnable when you don't.
tests/
Test-plan template. What 'this works' actually means — unit, integration, browser. The AI writes them; you read the assertions.
feedback/
Loop-log template. What worked, what broke, what changed. Captures the lesson so the next loop starts smarter than the last one.
How to use it
Three steps from download to shipping.
No setup wizard. No CLI. Drop the folder in, point your AI agent at it, build.
Edit CLAUDE.md for your project
Replace the placeholder context, rules, and outcome. This is the file your AI agent reads first every session.
Start a Claude Code session
Open Claude Code in the project. It reads CLAUDE.md, follows the five phases, fills the templates as it works.
Start building today.
Download the Starter Harness and use it on your next project. Join the community on Skool for the full method, weekly office hours, and project reviews. Real code. Real results.