docs(claude): add verify-upstream-before-patching rule#194
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Distill a recurring lesson into a durable rule: before patching third-party code that lives inside a project (vendored library, custom-node tarball, fork checkout), check upstream master and closed issues first. A 30-second `gh api` lookup often reveals the fix already shipped in a newer release, avoiding both wasted local patches and duplicate upstream PRs. The rule covers the quick `gh` lookup recipes, the cases where it matters most (tarball-installed packs without `.git`, diverged forks, generated files), and explicit skip conditions so it doesn't add friction to first-party work. Surfaced from a ComfyUI custom-node debugging session where the local install was 33 versions behind upstream master and both bugs the author was about to PR were already fixed. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <[email protected]>
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exact_dot_claude/rules/verify-upstream-before-patching.md— a durable rule to check upstream master + closed issues viagh api/gh issue viewbefore patching vendored or installed third-party code..git(the surfacing case), diverged forks, and generated files; explicit skip conditions to avoid friction on first-party work.Test plan
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