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160160The inline form sets the variable for that one launch in Bash or Zsh. To keep it on for every session, add it to the `env` block in `~/.claude/settings.json` as shown in [Set environment variables](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/env-vars.md#set-environment-variables).
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162This loads `CLAUDE.md`, `.claude/CLAUDE.md`, `.claude/rules/*.md`, and `CLAUDE.local.md` from the additional directory. `CLAUDE.local.md` is skipped if you exclude `local` from [`--setting-sources`](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference).
162With the variable set, Claude Code loads the additional directory's `CLAUDE.md`, `.claude/CLAUDE.md`, `CLAUDE.local.md`, and `.claude/rules/*.md` files except rules that set a [`paths` field](#path-specific-rules). `CLAUDE.local.md` is skipped if you exclude `local` from [`--setting-sources`](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/cli-reference).
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164164### Organize rules with `.claude/rules/`
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