1. Create a tool that can check if a query hits a prexisting index
In step 2 either force Claude to use it (hooks) or suggest it (CLAUDE.md)
3. Profit!
As for "where stuff is", for anything more complex I have a tree-style graph in CLAUDE.md that shows the rough categories of where stuff is. Like the handler for letterboxd is in cmd/handlerletterboxd/ and internal modules are in internal/
Now it doesn't need to go in blind but can narrow down searches when I tell it to "add director and writer to the letterboxd handler output".
In step 2 either force Claude to use it (hooks) or suggest it (CLAUDE.md)
3. Profit!
As for "where stuff is", for anything more complex I have a tree-style graph in CLAUDE.md that shows the rough categories of where stuff is. Like the handler for letterboxd is in cmd/handlerletterboxd/ and internal modules are in internal/
Now it doesn't need to go in blind but can narrow down searches when I tell it to "add director and writer to the letterboxd handler output".