--- title: "Should You Use /init to Generate CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md?" url: https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-use-init-to-generate-claude-md-or-agents-md--q0cj87vwi source_url: https://codewithandrea.com/videos/should-you-use-init type: article source: "Code with Andrea" published: 2026-05-18T11:53:15.921Z updated: 2026-05-18T11:53:39.607Z tags: ["flutter", "ai-coding", "claude-code", "context-engineering"] reading_time: 6 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Should You Use /init to Generate CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md? **[Code with Andrea](https://daily.dev/sources/codewithandrea)** · 6 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary The /init command in Claude Code and similar agents generates CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md files by scanning your codebase, but the result is often better used as a project exploration artifact than as an always-loaded memory file. The key question is whether each piece of information is worth loading before every single task. A practical keep/remove/move framework helps evaluate generated content: keep only durable, task-independent guidance; remove generic commands the agent can infer; move reusable workflows to skills and project-specific details to on-demand project docs. Avoid using @ imports in memory files unless you want those files auto-loaded every session. The ideal memory file is minimal and contains only guidance that prevents real mistakes in every session. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: --- Tags: [#flutter](https://daily.dev/tags/flutter), [#ai-coding](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-coding), [#claude-code](https://daily.dev/tags/claude-code), [#context-engineering](https://daily.dev/tags/context-engineering) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/should-you-use-init-to-generate-claude-md-or-agents-md--q0cj87vwi)