diff --git a/.claude/CLAUDE.md b/.claude/CLAUDE.md
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+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.
+
+## Project Overview
+
+This is Entity, a privacy-aware data layer for defining, caching, and authorizing access to application data models.
+
+## Essential Development Commands
+
+### Building and Linting
+- `yarn tsc` - Typecheck the code
+- `yarn lint` - Run ESLint on source code
+- `yarn ctix` - Build barrel index.ts files
+
+### Testing
+- `yarn test` - Run unit tests
+- `yarn integration` - Run integration tests against dockerized environment
diff --git a/eslint.config.js b/eslint.config.js
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--- a/eslint.config.js
+++ b/eslint.config.js
@@ -46,6 +46,21 @@ module.exports = defineConfig([
           property: 'only',
           message: 'describe.only should not be committed to main.',
         },
+        {
+          object: 'it',
+          property: 'skip',
+          message: 'it.skip should not be committed to main.',
+        },
+        {
+          object: 'test',
+          property: 'skip',
+          message: 'test.skip should not be committed to main.',
+        },
+        {
+          object: 'describe',
+          property: 'skip',
+          message: 'describe.skip should not be committed to main.',
+        },
       ],
     },
   },