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-# CLAUDE.md
-
-This file provides guidance to Claude Code when working with Neovim configuration.
-
-## Project Leadership
-You are the lead Claude for the **nvim** project. You have authority to self-assign and work on issues in this repository.
-
-## Project Overview
-A modular Neovim configuration forked from [kickstart.nvim](https://github.com/nvim-lua/kickstart.nvim), structured to minimize merge conflicts when updating from upstream. All custom modifications are isolated in the `lua/custom/` directory, allowing the main `init.lua` to stay in sync with kickstart while maintaining our customizations.
-
-**Key Design Principle**: Never modify kickstart files directly - all customizations go in `lua/custom/` to ensure clean merges from upstream.
-
-## Architecture
-
-- **`init.lua`**: Main configuration file that loads all settings, keymaps, and plugins
-- **`lua/custom/`**: Custom configuration modules
-  - **`options.lua`**: Custom vim options (indentation, Nerd Font settings)
-  - **`keymaps.lua`**: Custom key mappings
-  - **`plugins/`**: Plugin configurations
-    - **`init.lua`**: Plugin imports and basic plugin setup
-    - **`lsp/`**: LSP-specific configurations
-      - **`lsp.lua`**: LSP server configurations (Python, Nix, Rust, Go, C/C++)
-      - **`clangd_helper.lua`**: Advanced clangd setup with compile_commands.json detection and file watching
-
-### Key Components
-- **`init.lua`**: Main configuration file that loads all settings, keymaps, and plugins
-- **`lua/custom/`**: Custom configuration modules
-  - **`options.lua`**: Custom vim options (indentation, Nerd Font settings)
-  - **`keymaps.lua`**: Custom key mappings
-  - **`plugins/`**: Plugin configurations
-    - **`init.lua`**: Plugin imports and basic plugin setup
-    - **`lsp/`**: LSP-specific configurations
-      - **`lsp.lua`**: LSP server configurations (Python, Nix, Rust, Go, C/C++)
-      - **`clangd_helper.lua`**: Advanced clangd setup with compile_commands.json detection
-
-### LSP Servers Configured:
-- **clangd**: C/C++ with automatic compile_commands.json detection and file watching
-- **pyright**: Python language server with basic type checking
-- **nixd**: Nix language server  
-- **ruff**: Python linter
-- **texlab**: LaTeX support
-- **cmake**: CMake language server
-
-## Development Commands
-
-### Testing Configuration Changes
-- **`nvdev`** - Launch Neovim with isolated test configuration
-  - Completely separate from regular nvim (uses `NVIM_APPNAME="nvim-custom"`)
-  - All data/cache/state redirected to project directory
-  - Logs saved to `.local/state/nvim-launch.log`
-  - **Use this to verify any configuration changes before committing**
-  - Example: `nvdev` to test, `nvdev somefile.lua` to test with a specific file
-
-### Plugin Management
-- `:Lazy` - Open plugin manager UI
-- `:Lazy reload` - Reload plugin configurations
-- `:checkhealth` - Verify all dependencies and configuration
-
-### Search & Navigation
-- `<space>sf` - Find files (Telescope)
-- `<space>sg` - Live grep search (Telescope)
-- `<space>sh` - Search help documentation
-- `<space>sk` - Search keymaps
-- `<space>/` - Fuzzy search in current buffer
-
-### Git Operations (via vim-fugitive)
-- `<leader>gs` - Git status
-- `<leader>gd` - Git diff
-- `<leader>gc` - Git commit
-- `<leader>gb` - Git blame
-- `<leader>gl` - Git log
-- `<leader>gp` - Git push
-- `<leader>gf` - Git fetch
-
-### LSP Operations
-- `<space>f` - Format current buffer
-- `<leader>lr` - Reload all LSP servers
-- `:ReloadClangd` - Manually restart clangd
-- `grn` - Rename symbol
-- `gra` - Code action
-- `grr` - Find references
-- `grd` - Go to definition
-
-## Project-Specific Conventions
-- Configuration changes are made in `lua/custom/` files
-- Plugin configurations go in `lua/custom/plugins/`
-- LSP servers are expected to be installed system-wide (via Nix/Home Manager)
-- The configuration uses lazy loading for most plugins to optimize startup time
-
-## External Dependencies
-
-### System Requirements
-- **git**, **make**, **unzip**, **gcc** - Basic build tools
-- **ripgrep** - Fast text search (required for Telescope grep)
-- **fd** - Fast file finder (required for Telescope file search)
-- **Clipboard tool** - xclip/xsel on Linux, pbcopy on macOS
-- **Nerd Font** - Optional but recommended for icons (currently enabled)
-
-### Neovim Plugins
-- **lazy.nvim** - Plugin management
-- **Blink.cmp** - Autocompletion with LSP integration
-- **Telescope** - Fuzzy finding
-- **Treesitter** - Syntax highlighting
-- **Which-key** - Keymap help
-- **Mini.nvim** - Text objects, surround, and statusline
-- **TokyoNight** - Colorscheme
-- **vim-fugitive** - Git integration (`:Git` commands)
-- **gitsigns.nvim** - Git gutter and hunk operations
-- **nvim-tmux-navigator** - Seamless tmux/nvim navigation
-- **GitHub Copilot** - AI code suggestions (being replaced with zbirenbaum/copilot.lua)
-
-### LSP Servers (via Nix/Home Manager)
-- **clangd** - C/C++
-- **pyright** - Python type checking
-- **ruff** - Python linting
-- **nixd** - Nix language
-- **texlab** - LaTeX
-- **cmake-language-server** - CMake
-
-## Common Tasks
-- **Add new plugin**: Create file in `lua/custom/plugins/`, add import to `lua/custom/plugins/init.lua`
-- **Update LSP config**: Edit `lua/custom/plugins/lsp/lsp.lua`
-- **Change keybindings**: Edit `lua/custom/keymaps.lua`
-- **Visual/UI changes**: After Claude tests with `nvdev`, dlond will verify GUI elements (colors, themes, visual plugins)
-- **Update from upstream kickstart**: 
-  ```bash
-  git fetch kickstart
-  git merge kickstart/master
-  # Conflicts should only be in init.lua, not in lua/custom/
-  ```
-- **Disable a plugin temporarily**: Rename to `.disabled` (e.g., `avante.lua.disabled`)
-- **Test plugin changes**: `:Lazy reload` or restart Neovim
-- **Check health**: `:checkhealth` to verify all dependencies
-
-## References
-- Team standards: `../CLAUDE.md`
-- Git workflow: `../git-workflow.yaml`
-- Development practices: `../development-practices.yaml`
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