diff --git a/app/RSpade/Core/Providers/Rsx_Framework_Provider.php b/app/RSpade/Core/Providers/Rsx_Framework_Provider.php
index ab5c50020..3cfde7c6f 100755
--- a/app/RSpade/Core/Providers/Rsx_Framework_Provider.php
+++ b/app/RSpade/Core/Providers/Rsx_Framework_Provider.php
@@ -102,6 +102,52 @@ class Rsx_Framework_Provider extends ServiceProvider
                     }
                 }
             }
+        } else {
+            // In application developer mode (not framework developer mode), create symlink to distributed CLAUDE.md
+            // Only run if all conditions are met:
+            // - Not in production mode
+            // - /var/www/html/system/artisan exists
+            // - /var/www/html/rsx exists
+            // - Running as root
+            // - Running in Docker container
+            // - ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md doesn't exist or is already a symlink
+            $artisan_path = '/var/www/html/system/artisan';
+            $rsx_path = '/var/www/html/rsx';
+            $claude_dir = $_SERVER['HOME'] . '/.claude';
+            $claude_symlink = $claude_dir . '/CLAUDE.md';
+            $dist_claude = '/var/www/html/system/docs/CLAUDE.dist.md';
+
+            // Check if running in Docker
+            $is_docker = file_exists('/.dockerenv') || file_exists('/run/.containerenv');
+
+            // Check if running as root
+            $is_root = posix_getuid() === 0;
+
+            // Check all conditions
+            if (
+                !app()->environment('production') &&
+                file_exists($artisan_path) &&
+                is_dir($rsx_path) &&
+                $is_root &&
+                $is_docker &&
+                (!file_exists($claude_symlink) || is_link($claude_symlink))
+            ) {
+                // Create ~/.claude directory if it doesn't exist
+                if (!is_dir($claude_dir)) {
+                    mkdir($claude_dir, 0755, true);
+                }
+
+                // Remove existing symlink if present
+                if (is_link($claude_symlink)) {
+                    unlink($claude_symlink);
+                }
+
+                // Create symlink to distributed CLAUDE.md
+                symlink($dist_claude, $claude_symlink);
+
+                // Make it read-only (remove write permissions)
+                chmod($claude_symlink, 0444);
+            }
         }
 
         // Register ManifestKernel as singleton