CLAUDE.md

This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with code in this repository.

Build & Development

bundle install              # Install dependencies
bundle exec jekyll serve    # Dev server on http://localhost:4000
bundle exec jekyll build    # Production build (output: _site/)

Deployment

Deploys via GitHub Actions on push to gh-pages branch
Workflow: .github/workflows/jekyll.yml (Ruby 3.1, Jekyll build, GitHub Pages)
Custom domain: j-kindred.com (CNAME file)
Production builds use JEKYLL_ENV=production

Architecture

This is a Jekyll 4.3 personal brand/portfolio site for a brand consultant. It combines a blog, podcast, and curated content sections.

Content Types

Posts (_posts/): Blog articles in Markdown. Front matter: layout, title, date, source_url, excerpt. Reading time auto-calculated (words ÷ 200).
Podcasts (_podcasts/): Custom collection with guest_name, guest_image, guest_bio, overview, apple_url, spotify_url, episode_number, series_number, chapters. Outputs to /podcast-for-neurodivergents/:title/.
Data files (_data/): YAML-driven content — influence.yml, positions.yml, reading.yml, bookshelf.yml, clients.yml, videos.yml, timeline.yml.

Layouts

default.html — Base layout (header/footer wrapper)
post.html — Blog posts with author bio, auto-generated TOC, speed reader widget, sidebar with related posts
podcast.html — Podcast episodes with guest info, episode metadata, schema.org JSON-LD
podcast-archive.html — Podcast listing
influence.html — Influence gallery

Key Interactive Features

Speed Reader (assets/js/speed-reader.js): SPRITZ-style reader on post pages, WPM adjustable 150–800
TOC (assets/js/toc.js): Auto-generated from h2 headings in posts
Timeline (timeline.html): Client-side filtered view combining posts, reading, videos, influences, and career data
Canvas Animation (assets/js/canvas-animation.js): Scroll-based animation on homepage

Styling

Single SCSS file: assets/style.scss (~2,350 lines). Dark theme by default with CSS variables. Key colors: bg #25343F, accent #10bb5a. Compressed output via Jekyll SCSS pipeline plus jekyll-minify-html-rs.

Plugins

jekyll-sitemap, jekyll-feed, jekyll-seo-tag, jekyll-archives, jekyll-paginate, jekyll-redirect-from, jekyll-minify-html-rs