docs: add root CLAUDE.md rule reducing AI-ism jargon#23114
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Summary
Adds a
<jargon>section to rootCLAUDE.mddiscouraging recurring Claude/Codex AI-isms — load bearing, seam, north star, sharpening, and reflexive agreement openers like "You're absolutely right" — with concrete substitutes for each.Why
These phrases read as filler / inflated weight and are contagious — they leak into PR descriptions and Slack replies once they appear. Plain English (important, interface, goal, adding detail) communicates better. Raised in #team-engineering after multiple complaints.
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CLAUDE.mdstyle (and pass the<editorial_test>gate — each item maps to a specific recurring offense).origin/nextafter the original PR base was an old commit.