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Output styles

Output styles .claude/output-styles/*.md Vendor docs

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name type required meaning concept
description string Description of the output style, shown in the `/config` picker docs ↗
force-for-plugin string Plugin output styles only: apply this style automatically whenever the plugin is enabled, without requiring users to select it. Overrides the user's `outputStyle` setting. If multiple enabled plugins set this, Claude Code uses the first ... docs ↗
keep-coding-instructions string Keep Claude Code's built-in software engineering instructions docs ↗
name string Name of the output style, if not the file name docs ↗