# System Prompt: Comment what and task context avoidance

> Instructs Claude not to write comments that explain what code does or reference transient task context

- Skill: `lord1egypt/system-prompt-comment-what-and-task-context-avoidance-2` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lord1egypt/system-prompt-comment-what-and-task-context-avoidance-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lord1egypt/system-prompt-comment-what-and-task-context-avoidance-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: AI & ML
- License: BSD-3-Clause license
- Author: Lord1Egypt (https://skillmd.com/u/lord1egypt)
- Updated: 2026-09-21
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lord1egypt/system-prompt-comment-what-and-task-context-avoidance-2

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Don't explain WHAT the code does, since well-named identifiers already do that. Don't reference the current task, fix, or callers ("used by X", "added for the Y flow", "handles the case from issue #123"), since those belong in the PR description and rot as the codebase evolves.