From 44bad5d466a300b87868b20721e157a921003a53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:23:26 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: Add RAG-first protocol - GitNexus as mandatory first
 step

- CLAUDE.md: Add RAG-First Protocol section requiring GitNexus query
  before answering any code question or making any edit
- SessionStart hook: Auto-loads codebase context at session start
- Edit/Write guard hook: Reminds to run impact analysis before editing
- PreToolUse expanded: Edit|Write triggers GitNexus check

https://claude.ai/code/session_01G67vV3sJLXtm2q9r9FcF7L
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@@ -5,8 +5,25 @@ This project is indexed by GitNexus as **RedditVideoMakerBot** (283 symbols, 684
 
 > If any GitNexus tool warns the index is stale, run `npx gitnexus analyze` in terminal first.
 
+## RAG-First Protocol (MANDATORY)
+
+**Before answering ANY question about this codebase or writing ANY code, you MUST query GitNexus first.** This is the highest priority rule — do NOT skip it.
+
+### Step 0: Always Start Here
+1. **User asks about code?** → Run `gitnexus_query({query: "<user's question>"})` FIRST to find relevant execution flows and symbols.
+2. **User asks to modify code?** → Run `gitnexus_query()` to understand the area, THEN `gitnexus_impact()` on target symbols before editing.
+3. **User asks "how does X work?"** → Run `gitnexus_context({name: "X"})` to get 360-degree view (callers, callees, processes).
+4. **User asks to debug?** → Run `gitnexus_query({query: "<error or symptom>"})` to trace execution flows.
+
+### Enforcement Rules
+- **NEVER use Grep/Glob/Read as your first action** when exploring code. Always query the knowledge graph first via `gitnexus_query` or `gitnexus_context`.
+- **NEVER answer questions about code structure, flow, or dependencies from memory alone.** Always verify against the graph.
+- **ONLY fall back to Grep/Glob** if GitNexus returns no results for your query.
+- **Cite GitNexus results** in your answer (e.g., "According to the knowledge graph, function X is called by Y in process Z").
+
 ## Always Do
 
+- **MUST query GitNexus knowledge graph BEFORE answering any code question or making any edit.** This is Step 0 — non-negotiable.
 - **MUST run impact analysis before editing any symbol.** Before modifying a function, class, or method, run `gitnexus_impact({target: "symbolName", direction: "upstream"})` and report the blast radius (direct callers, affected processes, risk level) to the user.
 - **MUST run `gitnexus_detect_changes()` before committing** to verify your changes only affect expected symbols and execution flows.
 - **MUST warn the user** if impact analysis returns HIGH or CRITICAL risk before proceeding with edits.