Local Override File

A local override file, when present, should contain at least 20 characters of substantive content. Override files allow user-specific customizations without modifying committed instruction files. The override file is optional — not all projects need user-specific overrides.

Antipatterns

• Empty override file: Creating the file but leaving it blank or with only whitespace. The check requires at least 20 characters of content via the pattern (?s).{20,}.
• Stub-only content: Writing just # Override (10 characters) as a placeholder. This falls below the 20-character minimum because it contains no substantive customization.
• Override content in the wrong file: Adding personal preferences to the committed CLAUDE.md instead of the local override file. The check targets files with the override type specifically.

Pass / Fail

Pass

# Local Overrides

Use verbose test output: `uv run pytest -v --tb=long`

Fail

# Override

Limitations

Checks that the local override file has substantive content (at least 20 characters). Does not evaluate content relevance.