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140140All discovered files are concatenated into context rather than overriding each other. Across the directory tree, content is ordered from the filesystem root down to your working directory. For the `foo/bar/` example, `foo/CLAUDE.md` appears in context before `foo/bar/CLAUDE.md`, so instructions closer to where you launched Claude are read last. Within each directory, `CLAUDE.local.md` is appended after `CLAUDE.md`, so your personal notes are the last thing Claude reads at that level.
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142Claude also discovers `CLAUDE.md` and `CLAUDE.local.md` files in subdirectories under your current working directory. Instead of loading them at launch, they are included when Claude reads files in those subdirectories.
142Claude also discovers `CLAUDE.md` and `CLAUDE.local.md` files in subdirectories under your current working directory. Instead of loading them at launch, they are included when Claude reads files in those subdirectories. For files inside a worktree under `.claude/worktrees/`, see [Isolate subagents with worktrees](/docs/en/worktrees#isolate-subagents-with-worktrees).
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144144If you work in a large monorepo where other teams' CLAUDE.md files get picked up, use [`claudeMdExcludes`](#exclude-specific-claude-md-files) to skip them. For the full layout of root and per-directory CLAUDE.md files and rules, see [Monorepos and large repos](/docs/en/large-codebases).
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202202- Include OpenAPI documentation comments
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205Rules without a `paths` field are loaded unconditionally and apply to all files. Path-scoped rules trigger when Claude reads files matching the pattern, not on every tool use. As of v2.1.198, matching also works when Claude reaches a file through a symlinked path to the project directory, for example in a symlinked checkout.
205Rules without a `paths` field are loaded unconditionally and apply to all files. Path-scoped rules trigger when Claude reads files matching the pattern, not on every tool use. Matching also works when Claude reaches a file through a symlinked path to the project directory, for example in a symlinked checkout.
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207207Use glob patterns in the `paths` field to match files by extension, directory, or any combination:
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