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Claude Code v2.1.280 ·

Memory editor now aware of 'added instruction files'

The /memory editor now knows about 'added instruction files' when picking files

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What

The component behind /memory, the screen for editing CLAUDE.md files and managing auto memory, now takes an addedInstructionFiles parameter and passes it down into its file-picker part alongside the existing session, selection, and cancel handling.

Why

This lets the file picker in /memory be aware of instruction files that have already been added, though the finding doesn't specify exactly how that awareness changes what's shown.

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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 since A small documentation edit on Glossary touched a line naming /memory after this was published. A markdown file of project instructions you write for AI coding agents. If your repository has one and no [CLAUDE.md](#claude-md), Claude reads it as your project instructions without you adding a second file. You can change the **Project … glossary see the edit
Confirmed since Anthropic's documentation has since written up /memory, on Claude Code changelog. * Fixed Ctrl+C or Ctrl+D pressed twice quitting Claude Code instead of closing the dialog in the remaining dialogs and pickers, such as `/memory`, `/hooks`, `/mcp` (including a server's sign-in screen), `/export`, `/copy`, `/theme`, and `/… changelog see the edit
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtIt's not clear from the evidence what visible behavior this enables in the file picker.
Anthropic's documentation agreesAnthropic's documentation has since written up /memory, on Claude Code changelog.
Anthropic's release notes agreeFixed Home and End doing nothing in the /config settings list and in selection lists such as /model, /memory and permission prompts

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