Here’s the conversation I want:
Me: What do we have to work on?
Claude: [checks its issue tracker] Oh look at these nice issues that are ready for work…
But the issue tracker (Beads) is new, and is Claude going to check it? or is it going to hare off looking at git log and searching the codebase for TODO?
So I ask it.
Me: if I say “what were we working on?” what actions will you take?
Claude: I’ll check the issue tracker! and then I’ll look at git log and then the issue tracker!
This is good news! I’m curious how it knows that. I didn’t update CLAUDE.md.
Me: great! How do you know to check beads?
Claude: … deep explanation of the startup hook that Beads installed
I enjoy that it can explain its own workings. When I don’t know how to get it to do something, “ask it” usually teaches me how. It can go meta and explain itself. So fun!