CLAUDE.md

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

Overview

This is Logan Schexnaydre’s personal academic website, built with the Academic Pages Jekyll template and hosted on GitHub Pages.

Commands

Run locally (native):

bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve -l -H localhost

Site serves at http://localhost:4000.

Run locally (Docker):

docker compose up

Restart required after editing _config.yml — live reload does not pick up config changes.

Site Structure

Content lives in these Jekyll collections and directories:

• _pages/ — static pages (about, cv, projects, etc.)
• _portfolio/ — portfolio/project entries
• _publications/ — publication entries
• _posts/ — blog posts
• _talks/ — talk entries
• _teaching/ — teaching entries
• files/ — uploaded files (PDFs, etc.), served at /files/<filename>
• images/ — images referenced by pages
• _data/ — structured data (navigation, etc.)

Key Config

• _config.yml — site-wide settings: author info, social links, analytics, collections
• _config_docker.yml — Docker-specific overrides
• _sass/ — SCSS styles
• _includes/ — reusable Liquid partials (author-profile, head, footer, etc.)
• _layouts/ — page layout templates (single, archive, talk, splash, etc.)

Content Conventions

Each content file uses YAML front matter. Key fields:

• layout: typically single (auto-applied via _config.yml defaults for most collections)
• permalink: controls the URL path
• author_profile: false hides the sidebar (used on the projects page for full-width layout)

The CV (_pages/cv.md) is hand-authored HTML/Markdown directly in the page — not generated from a data file.