> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.paradime.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Context & Customization

> The repo-tracked files that steer how DinoAI behaves: .dinorules, CLAUDE.md / AGENT.md, Skills, and .dinoprompts, and where each one applies.

DinoAI's behaviour is shaped by files you keep in your repository. These are separate from [tools](/products/dino-ai/tools-and-features) (what the agent can *call*) — they define *how* the agent thinks, what standards it follows, and what reusable prompts and skills it has on hand. Each mechanism applies to different surfaces:

| Mechanism                                                                       | Copilot | Agents | How it loads                                        |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :-----: | :----: | --------------------------------------------------- |
| [**.dinorules**](/products/dino-ai/dino-rules)                                  |    ✓    |    ✓   | Read automatically at the start of every session    |
| [**CLAUDE.md / AGENT.md**](/products/dino-ai/dino-rules#claude-md-and-agent-md) |    ✓    |    ✓   | Read automatically at the start of every session    |
| [**Skills**](/products/dino-ai/customization/skills)                            |    ✓    |    ✓   | Auto-discovered from your repo and loaded on demand |
| [**.dinoprompts**](/products/dino-ai/copilot/dino-prompts)                      |    ✓    |    —   | Copilot-only reusable prompt library                |

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Rules & Instructions" href="/products/dino-ai/dino-rules" icon="book">
    Define project standards and instructions with `.dinorules`, plus CLAUDE.md and AGENT.md interop.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Skills" href="/products/dino-ai/customization/skills" icon="puzzle-piece">
    Reusable, auto-discovered capability packages that DinoAI loads on demand.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Dino Prompts" href="/products/dino-ai/copilot/dino-prompts" icon="message-code">
    A shared, git-tracked prompt library for the Copilot experience.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>


## Related topics

- [Context & Customization](/products/dino-ai/customization/index.md)
- [Alerts Configuration and Customization](/integrations/elementary-data/sending-alerts/alerts-configuration-and-customization.md)
- [Context](/products/dino-ai/copilot/context/index.md)
- [Skills](/products/dino-ai/customization/skills.md)
- [.dinoprompts](/products/dino-ai/copilot/dino-prompts.md)