You'll noticeTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
1Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
ElsewhereArea: what it touches
ImprovementsKind: in v2.1.269,
ImprovementsSection of the release
What
The guidance Claude Code generates about whether to add attribution lines to commits and pull requests now states that when the rule is 'no attribution', that rule applies even if a CLAUDE.md file or a saved memory asks for attribution lines to be added. Both the 'attribute' and 'no attribution' branches of this guidance now also include a computed status string describing whether the commit or PR is managed.
Why
This closes a gap where a project's CLAUDE.md or a memory note could override the intended attribution policy. Attribution behavior should now be more predictable and consistent regardless of other instructions found in the repo.
Read from
Names in the bundleCLAUDE.md
Since it was published
The entry above is what we published on the day. These lines were added later, as Anthropic's own pages caught up, and they sit beside the original rather than replacing it.
Added sinceA small documentation edit on How Claude Code works touched a line naming CLAUDE.md after this was published.* `/init` generates a starter CLAUDE.md for your projecthow-claude-code-workssee the edit
Confirmed sinceAnthropic's documentation has since written up CLAUDE.md, on Explore the .claude directory.| `CLAUDE.local.md` | Project root | Your private preferences for this project, loaded alongside CLAUDE.md. Create it manually and add it to `.gitignore`. |claude-directorysee the edit
How sure we are
One source agreesOne thing we can check says the same as this entry.
Anthropic's documentation agreesAnthropic's documentation has since written up CLAUDE.md, on Explore the .claude directory.
