Correction Record

Correction: {{BRIEF_DESCRIPTION}}

Date: {{DATE}} Severity: {{Minor / Significant / Critical}} Category: {{Code style / Architecture / Communication / Process / Other}}

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What Happened

What I Did

{{Describe or quote the specific action/output that was wrong}}

{{If code or text, paste the actual output here}}

What Was Wrong

{{Explain what was incorrect, inappropriate, or missing}}

What You Wanted Instead

{{Describe or show what the correct action/output would have been}}

{{If code or text, show the correct version here}}

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The Learning

Why This Matters

{{Explain why the correct behavior is better — what principle does it serve?}}

Pattern to Remember

When: {{Situation or trigger}} Do: {{Correct behavior}} Don't: {{Incorrect behavior to avoid}} Because: {{Reasoning}}

Applies To

This pattern applies when:

• {{Condition 1}}
• {{Condition 2}}

This pattern does NOT apply when:

• {{Exception 1}}
• {{Exception 2}}

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Context

Why It Happened

{{Why might Claude have made this mistake? Missing context? Wrong assumption?}}

What Would Have Helped

{{What information or instruction would have led to the correct behavior?}}

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Verification

How to Check

{{Question Claude should ask itself, or check it should perform}}

Example of Correct Behavior

Situation: {{Similar scenario}} Correct response: {{What Claude should do}}

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Meta

Related patterns: {{Other correction records or patterns this connects to}}

Added to CLAUDE.md: Yes / No {{If yes, what section?}}

Recurring issue: Yes / No {{If yes, how many times has this happened?}}

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Quick Correction Format

**Correction:** {{One-line description}}
**Wrong:** {{What Claude did}}
**Right:** {{What you wanted}}
**Pattern:** When {{situation}}, do {{correct behavior}} because {{reason}}.

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Correction recorded: {{TIMESTAMP}}