diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 55ee4838..5c5b0771 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ The proposal states which of these the change is, and why. Decide it while writi
 | **Stacked, merging forward** | Each unit is independently safe in production.                                                               | Each PR merges to `main` in turn; the last one archives the change.                                                                                 |
 | **Stacked, merging down**    | The units are only correct together, and an intermediate state would ship a broken or half-migrated product. | Merge each PR **down** into its parent from the tip, then one protected merge of the bottom branch to `main`. The change reaches `main` atomically. |
 
-**Prefer stacking, and aim to keep an individual diff under ~300 lines.** A 900-line PR does not get reviewed, it gets approved. Tests count toward the total but never split from the code they cover. If a unit is oversized because of its tests, that is usually a sign the unit itself should be smaller.
+**Prefer stacking, and aim to keep an individual diff under ~1200 lines of hand-written change.** A PR far past that does not get reviewed, it gets approved. Generated files (lockfiles, regenerated schemas, vendored artifacts) do not count toward the total, since a reviewer does not read them. Tests and OpenSpec artifacts do count, but never split from the change they describe. The number is set so that a task change, its implementation, and its tests fit together comfortably, rather than forcing a split along the seam the rest of this guidance tells you not to cut. A diff well past this is not automatically wrong, but it should come with a reason.
 
 The deciding question between forward and down is only this: **can each unit reach production on its own without breaking anything?** If landing unit 1 alone would leave `check` broken, tests failing, or a migration half-applied, the answer is no and the stack merges down. Do not assume forward because it is tidier. Verify it, since "each unit is safe" is a claim about behavior, not intent.