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481481Auto memory is on by default in local sessions. Outside [Claude Tag](https://claude.com/docs/claude-tag/overview) sessions, a session in a [self-hosted environment](/docs/en/self-hosted-environments-configuration#how-each-session’s-config-is-assembled) runs with auto memory off by default.
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483To toggle it, open `/memory` in a session and use the auto memory toggle, which saves `autoMemoryEnabled` to your user settings at `~/.claude/settings.json`. To turn it off for a single project, set `autoMemoryEnabled` in that project's settings:
483To toggle it, open `/memory` in a session and use the auto memory toggle, which saves `autoMemoryEnabled` to your user settings at `~/.claude/settings.json`.
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485The toggle turns auto memory off but doesn't turn it back on in these sessions:
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487* A [background session](/docs/en/agent-view)
488* A session that another Claude Code session started, such as when Claude runs `claude` through its Bash tool
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490While auto memory is off there, the toggle reads `off · can't be turned on here; use a session started outside Claude Code`. To turn auto memory back on, run `claude` directly in your terminal and use the `/memory` toggle in that session.
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492To turn it off for a single project, set `autoMemoryEnabled` in that project's settings:
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