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How Claude remembers your project changedmemory

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Upstream edited this page at 6 Oct 2026 03:21 UTC, give or take a minute or two: the time comes from Anthropic’s own sitemap rather than from a commit. This site recorded the change at 6 Oct 2026 03:37 UTC.

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5353| Scope | Location | Purpose | Use case examples | Shared with |
5454| - | - | - | - | - |
5555| **Managed policy** | • macOS: `/Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/CLAUDE.md`<br />• Linux and WSL: `/etc/claude-code/CLAUDE.md`<br />• Windows: `C:\Program Files\ClaudeCode\CLAUDE.md` | Organization-wide instructions managed by IT/DevOps | Company coding standards, security policies, compliance requirements | All users in organization |
56| **User instructions** | `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md` | Personal preferences for all projects | Code styling preferences, personal tooling shortcuts | Just you (all projects) |
56| **User instructions** | `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md` | Personal preferences for all projects | Code styling preferences, personal tooling shortcuts | Only you (all projects) |
5757| **Project instructions** | `./CLAUDE.md` or `./.claude/CLAUDE.md`. See [AGENTS.md](#agents-md) for when `./AGENTS.md` loads instead of or alongside them | Team-shared instructions for the project | Project architecture, coding standards, common workflows | Team members via source control |
58| **Local instructions** | `./CLAUDE.local.md` | Personal project-specific preferences; add to `.gitignore` | Your sandbox URLs, preferred test data | Just you (current project) |
58| **Local instructions** | `./CLAUDE.local.md` | Personal project-specific preferences; add to `.gitignore` | Your sandbox URLs, preferred test data | Only you (current project) |
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6060CLAUDE.md and CLAUDE.local.md files in the directory hierarchy above the working directory are loaded at launch. Files in subdirectories load on demand. See [How CLAUDE.md files load](#how-claude-md-files-load) for when they load and the full resolution order.
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