Examples
Demo Repository
A pre-configured demo repository is available in examples/demo-repo/:
.lorerc— Minimal configuration.lore/docs/— 3-5 real documents generated by Lore (dogfooding)README.md— How to reproduce the setup
Common Use Cases
Solo Developer
# .lorerc — minimal config, zero friction
hooks:
post_commit: true
output:
dir: .lore/docs
Every commit triggers 3 essential questions (plus 2 optional ones for higher-stakes changes). Use lore show to review past decisions when you revisit code months later.
Open Source Project
# .lorerc — shared, committed to repo
language: "en"
hooks:
post_commit: true
star_prompt_after: 5
output:
dir: .lore/docs
Contributors document their changes as they go. The corpus becomes a living design log, so new contributors can understand why things are built the way they are.
Team with AI
# .lorerc — shared
hooks:
post_commit: true
# .lorerc.local — personal, gitignored
ai:
provider: "anthropic"
model: "claude-sonnet-4-20250514"
api_key: "sk-ant-..."
Run lore angela draft for zero-API analysis and lore angela polish for AI-assisted rewrites.
See Also
- Quickstart — 5-minute hands-on guide
- Configuration — Full config reference