From 0678bad1f5699b9f37323c3c8e2a9d0b3f4fe05b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Anthony Taglianetti <30904141+ataglianetti@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2026 17:26:59 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Add repo CLAUDE.md to auto-run setup for new users

When users clone the repo and run `claude`, it now automatically
offers to run the setup script instead of requiring manual steps.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .gitignore |  3 ++-
 CLAUDE.md  | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 CLAUDE.md

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index efe28c2..b4d79d0 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Personal therapy data (generated by setup)
+# Note: CLAUDE.md is NOT ignored here - we need it for repo setup instructions
+# The generated therapy folder has its own .gitignore
 profile.md
 sessions/
-CLAUDE.md
 
 # Environment files
 .env
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f3e792
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# AI Therapy Starter Kit - Setup
+
+You are helping a user set up their AI therapy environment.
+
+## On First Message
+
+Run the setup script immediately:
+
+```bash
+./setup.sh
+```
+
+For Windows users, run `.\setup.ps1` instead.
+
+After setup completes, tell the user:
+
+1. Their therapy folder has been created (show them the path from setup output)
+2. To start a session, they should:
+   ```
+   cd ~/ai-therapy   # or their chosen path
+   claude
+   ```
+3. That's it - just talk to their AI therapist
+
+## If Setup Already Complete
+
+If the user has already run setup and returns here, remind them to `cd` into their therapy folder and run `claude` from there. This repo is just for installation.
+
+## If User Asks Questions
+
+- Point them to `docs/GETTING-STARTED.md` for detailed instructions
+- Point them to the README for feature overview
+- For issues, direct them to GitHub Issues