Claude Code Excellence Audit v1.0

Audit your Claude Code setup. Get a score. Reach 100/100.

Created by Rom Iluz

Last Updated: December 11, 2025 - Covers ALL Claude Code features

What Is This?

A self-diagnostic tool that audits your Claude Code project setup and provides:

• Score out of 100 with detailed breakdown
• Gap analysis - what you're missing
• Ready-to-use fixes - copy-paste solutions
• Action plan - prioritized steps to excellence

Quick Start

Option 1: Copy-Paste (Fastest)

1. Open Claude Code in your project
2. Copy the contents of CLAUDE-CODE-EXCELLENCE-AUDIT.md
3. Paste it into Claude Code
4. Claude will audit your setup and provide recommendations

Option 2: Install as Slash Command (Recommended)

# Create commands directory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/commands

# Download the audit command
curl -o ~/.claude/commands/audit.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/romiluz13/claude-code-excellence-audit/main/audit.md

# Now use it in any project!
/audit

Option 3: Use as Skill (Auto-Invoke)

# Create skills directory
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/excellence-audit

# Download the skill
curl -o ~/.claude/skills/excellence-audit/SKILL.md https://raw.githubusercontent.com/romiluz13/claude-code-excellence-audit/main/SKILL.md

# Claude will automatically use it when relevant

What Gets Audited? (December 2025)

Total: 100 points maximum

Features Covered (As of December 2025)

Memory System

• Project memory (./CLAUDE.md, ./.claude/CLAUDE.md)
• Global memory (~/.claude/CLAUDE.md)
• Local memory (./CLAUDE.local.md)
• Memory imports (@path/to/file syntax)
• Enterprise policy memory

Modular Rules

• Rule files in .claude/rules/
• Path-scoped rules (YAML frontmatter with paths:)
• Subdirectory organization
• Symlink support
• User-level rules (~/.claude/rules/)

Settings & Permissions

• Permission allow/deny lists
• Sandbox configuration
• Environment variables
• Attribution settings
• Default permission modes

Custom Subagents

• Agent definitions in .claude/agents/
• Tool restrictions (tools: field)
• Model selection (model: field)
• Permission modes (permissionMode: field)
• Skills auto-loading (skills: field)
• Resumable agents (via agentId)
• Built-in subagents: general-purpose, Plan, Explore (Haiku)

Slash Commands

• Custom commands in .claude/commands/
• Frontmatter support (description, allowed-tools, argument-hint)
• Arguments ($ARGUMENTS, $1, $2)
• Bash execution (!backticks)
• File references (@file.js)

Hooks

• PreToolUse, PostToolUse
• UserPromptSubmit
• Stop, SubagentStop
• SessionStart, SessionEnd
• Notification, PreCompact

MCP Servers

• Project-level (.mcp.json)
• User-level (~/.claude.json mcpServers)
• Remote HTTP/SSE servers
• Local stdio servers

Skills

• Model-invoked capabilities
• SKILL.md format
• Tool restrictions
• Auto-discovery via description

Plugins

• Plugin marketplace
• Enabled/disabled plugins
• Plugin-provided commands, agents, skills
• extraKnownMarketplaces for team distribution

Output Styles (NEW December 2025)

• Built-in: Default, Explanatory, Learning
• Custom styles in .claude/output-styles/
• keep-coding-instructions option
• Non-coding workflows support

Checkpointing (NEW December 2025)

• Automatic edit tracking
• /rewind command for quick recovery
• Conversation and code restoration
• Session-level safety net

Headless Mode (NEW December 2025)

• claude -p for programmatic execution
• --output-format json|stream-json
• --allowedTools and --disallowedTools
• --mcp-config for MCP server loading
• Session management (--resume, --continue)

Status Line (NEW December 2025)

• Custom script-based status lines
• JSON input with model, cost, context info
• Git branch integration
• Token usage tracking

Sample Output

╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║           CLAUDE CODE EXCELLENCE AUDIT REPORT                    ║
╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    OVERALL SCORE: 67/100                        │
│                    GRADE: C                                     │
│                    STATUS: FAIR - Significant gaps              │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

CATEGORY BREAKDOWN:
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1. Memory Configuration      [██████████████████░░] 23/25
2. Modular Rules            [██████████░░░░░░░░░░]  8/15
3. Settings & Permissions   [████████████████████] 15/15
4. Custom Subagents         [██████████░░░░░░░░░░]  8/15
5. Slash Commands           [████████░░░░░░░░░░░░]  4/10
6. Hooks                    [░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░]  0/10
7. MCP Servers              [████████████████████]  5/5
8. Skills                   [████████░░░░░░░░░░░░]  4/5

Grading Scale

Files in This Repo

claude-code-excellence-audit/
├── README.md                          # This file
├── CLAUDE-CODE-EXCELLENCE-AUDIT.md    # Main audit (copy-paste version)
├── audit.md                           # Slash command version (/audit)
├── SKILL.md                           # Auto-invoke skill version
└── examples/
    ├── perfect-setup/                 # Example A+ setup (project-level)
    │   ├── CLAUDE.md
    │   ├── .claude/
    │   │   ├── rules/
    │   │   ├── agents/
    │   │   ├── commands/
    │   │   ├── skills/
    │   │   ├── scripts/               # Custom scripts (statusline, etc.)
    │   │   ├── output-styles/         # Custom output styles
    │   │   └── settings.json          # Includes hooks, statusLine, attribution
    │   └── .mcp.json
    └── templates/
        └── QUICK-START.md             # Quick templates for fast setup

Quick Points Reference

Minimum viable setup (~30 points in 5 minutes):

1. CLAUDE.md with build commands
2. settings.json with deny list for secrets

Share Your Score!

Got your score? Share it with the community!

LinkedIn Post Template:

Just audited my Claude Code setup with the Excellence Audit!

My Score: XX/100 | Grade: [GRADE]

Are you maximizing your Claude Code potential?
Try it yourself: github.com/romiluz13/claude-code-excellence-audit

#ClaudeCode #AI #DeveloperTools #ClaudeCodeAudit

Twitter/X Template:

My Claude Code Excellence Score: XX/100 [GRADE]

How do you score? /audit your setup now:
github.com/romiluz13/claude-code-excellence-audit

#ClaudeCode #AI

Achievement Badges

• A+ (95-100): Claude Code Master
• A (85-94): Excellence Achiever
• B (75-84): Advanced User

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Hall of Fame - Perfect Scores

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Contributing

Found a gap in the audit? Have better templates? PRs welcome!

• Issues: Report bugs or suggest features
• PRs: Improve audit criteria or add templates

Related Resources

• Claude Code Documentation
• Memory Management
• Hooks Reference
• MCP Integration
• Subagents
• Agent Skills
• Plugins
• Output Styles
• Settings Reference
• Headless Mode

License

MIT - Share freely with your team and community.

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