Week 9 of 12 ð§
Memory & Context Management
āļŦāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļģāđāļĨāļ°āļāļēāļĢāļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļīāļāļ
1. Introduction / āļāļāļāļģ
āļĢāļ°āļāļāļŦāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļģāļāļāļ Claude Code āđāļŦāđāļĄāļąāļāļāļāļāļģāļāļģāļŠāļąāđāļāļāđāļēāļĄāđāļāļŠāļāļąāļ āđāļāļĨāđ CLAUDE.md āđāļŦāđāļāļāļāļąāđāļ§āđāļāļĢāđāļāļāļāđ auto-memory āļāļąāļāļāļķāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļđāđāļāļąāļāđāļāļĄāļąāļāļī āđāļĨāļ°āļāļāđāļāļāļēāļ°āļāļēāļāļāļģāļŦāļāļāđāļāđāļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđāļāļĨāđāļāļēāļāļāļĢāļ°āđāļ āļ āļāļģāđāļŦāđ Claude āļāļĨāļēāļāļāļķāđāļāđāļĄāļ·āđāļāđāļ§āļĨāļēāļāđāļēāļāđāļ
Claude Code's memory system lets it remember instructions across sessions. CLAUDE.md files provide project-wide rules, auto-memory saves learnings automatically, and path-specific rules target certain file types. Together, they make Claude smarter over time.
Fun Facts / āļāđāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĢāļīāļāļāļĩāđāļāđāļēāļŠāļāđāļ
- CLAUDE.md works like a README but for Claude's behavior.
- Auto-memory persists learnings without you doing anything.
- Path-specific rules in .claude/rules/ apply only to matching files.
2. Vocabulary / āļāļģāļĻāļąāļāļāđ
Click a card to flip it. āļāļĨāļīāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļāđāļāļ·āđāļāļāļĨāļīāļ
memory
āļŦāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļģ
Stored information for future use
context
āļāļĢāļīāļāļ
The surrounding information that helps understanding
persist
āļāļāļāļĒāļđāđ
To remain saved across sessions
scope
āļāļāļāđāļāļ
Where something applies (user, project, local)
rule
āļāļ
An instruction Claude must follow
override
āđāļāļāļāļĩāđ
To replace a default setting
instruction
āļāļģāļŠāļąāđāļ / āļāļģāđāļāļ°āļāļģ
A direction telling Claude what to do
import
āļāļģāđāļāđāļē
To bring in data from another file
index
āļāļąāļāļāļĩ
A list of pointers to memory files
stale
āļĨāđāļēāļŠāļĄāļąāļĒ
No longer current or accurate
truncate
āļāļąāļāļāļāļ
To shorten by removing the end
auto-memory
āļŦāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļģāļāļąāļāđāļāļĄāļąāļāļī
Automatically saved learnings across sessions
3. Grammar Focus / āđāļ§āļĒāļēāļāļĢāļāđ
Present Perfect (has saved, have configured) / Present Perfect (has saved, have configured)
Thai:
Present Perfect (have/has + āļāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāļāđāļāļ 3) āđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļģāđāļāļāļāļĩāļāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļāļļāļāļąāļ āđāļāđ 'has' āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļ he/she/it, 'have' āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļ I/you/we/they āļāļąāļ§āļāļĒāđāļēāļ: 'Claude has saved the memory.' 'We have configured the rules.'
Present Perfect (have/has + āļāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāļāđāļāļ 3) āđāļāļ·āđāļāļĄāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļģāđāļāļāļāļĩāļāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļāļļāļāļąāļ āđāļāđ 'has' āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļ he/she/it, 'have' āļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļ I/you/we/they āļāļąāļ§āļāļĒāđāļēāļ: 'Claude has saved the memory.' 'We have configured the rules.'
English:
Present Perfect (have/has + past participle) connects past actions to the present. Use 'has' for he/she/it, 'have' for I/you/we/they. Example: 'Claude has saved the memory.' 'We have configured the rules.'
Present Perfect (have/has + past participle) connects past actions to the present. Use 'has' for he/she/it, 'have' for I/you/we/they. Example: 'Claude has saved the memory.' 'We have configured the rules.'
Claude āļāļāļāļģāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļāļāļāļāļāļāļļāļāđāļĨāđāļ§
Claude has remembered your preferences.
āļāļąāļāļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāđāļāļĨāđ CLAUDE.md āđāļĨāđāļ§
I have created a CLAUDE.md file.
āļāļĢāļīāļāļāļāļđāļāļāļĩāļāļāļąāļāđāļĨāđāļ§
The context has been compacted.
Section Check 1
What does CLAUDE.md do?
CLAUDE.md āļāļģāļāļ°āđāļĢ?
Section Check 2
Which is Present Perfect?
āļāđāļāđāļāđāļāđāļ Present Perfect?
Section Check 3
Where are path rules stored?
āļāļāđāļāļāļēāļ°āļāļēāļāđāļāđāļāļāļĩāđāđāļŦāļ?
4. Tutorial Steps / āļāļąāđāļāļāļāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļđāđ
1
Create a CLAUDE.md file / āļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāđāļāļĨāđ CLAUDE.md
Run /init or create CLAUDE.md in your project root with coding standards and project rules.
Run /init or create CLAUDE.md in your project root with coding standards and project rules.
2
Enable auto-memory / āđāļāļīāļāđāļāđ auto-memory
Type /memory and toggle auto-memory on. Claude will save learnings automatically.
Type /memory and toggle auto-memory on. Claude will save learnings automatically.
3
Create path-specific rules / āļŠāļĢāđāļēāļāļāļāđāļāļāļēāļ°āļāļēāļ
Create .claude/rules/backend.md with frontmatter paths: ['src/**/*.ts'] for TypeScript-specific rules.
Create .claude/rules/backend.md with frontmatter paths: ['src/**/*.ts'] for TypeScript-specific rules.
4
Check memory entries / āļāļĢāļ§āļāļŠāļāļāļĢāļēāļĒāļāļēāļĢāļŦāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļģ
Type /memory to view saved auto-memory entries and CLAUDE.md contents.
Type /memory to view saved auto-memory entries and CLAUDE.md contents.
5
Use @imports / āđāļāđ @imports
In CLAUDE.md, write @path/to/file to import additional instruction files.
In CLAUDE.md, write @path/to/file to import additional instruction files.
5. Hands-On Activity / āļāļīāļāļāļĢāļĢāļĄāļĨāļāļĄāļ·āļāļāļģ
āđāļāļāļāļķāļāļŦāļąāļ: āļŠāļĢāđāļēāļ CLAUDE.md āļāļĢāđāļāļĄāļāļ 3 āļāđāļāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāđāļāļĢāđāļāļāļāđ (āđāļāđāļ 'āđāļāđāļāļēāļĢāđāļĒāļ·āđāļāļ 2 āļāđāļāļ', 'āđāļāļĩāļĒāļāđāļāļŠāļāđāļŠāļģāļŦāļĢāļąāļāļāļļāļāļāļąāļāļāđāļāļąāļ') āļāļēāļāļāļąāđāļāđāļāļīāļāđāļāđ auto-memory
Practice: Create a CLAUDE.md with 3 rules for your project (e.g., 'Use 2-space indentation', 'Write tests for all functions'). Then enable auto-memory.
6. Reference Table / āļāļēāļĢāļēāļāļāđāļēāļāļāļīāļ
| Command / Tool | English | āļ āļēāļĐāļēāđāļāļĒ |
|---|---|---|
CLAUDE.md | Project instructions file | āđāļāļĨāđāļāļģāļŠāļąāđāļāđāļāļĢāđāļāļāļāđ |
~/.claude/CLAUDE.md | Global instructions | āļāļģāļŠāļąāđāļāļŠāđāļ§āļāļāļąāļ§ |
.claude/rules/ | Path-specific rules | āļāļāđāļāļāļēāļ°āļāļēāļ |
/memory | Manage memory settings | āļāļąāļāļāļēāļĢāļāļēāļĢāļāļąāđāļāļāđāļēāļŦāļāđāļ§āļĒāļāļ§āļēāļĄāļāļģ |
/init | Initialize CLAUDE.md | āļŠāļĢāđāļēāļ CLAUDE.md āđāļĢāļīāđāļĄāļāđāļ |
7. Summary / āļŠāļĢāļļāļ
CLAUDE.md āđāļŦāđāļāļģāļŠāļąāđāļāļāļĩāđāļāļāļāļĒāļđāđ Auto-memory āļāļąāļāļāļķāļāļāļēāļĢāđāļĢāļĩāļĒāļāļĢāļđāđ āļāļāļāļēāļāļāļģāļŦāļāļāđāļāđāļēāļŦāļĄāļēāļĒāđāļāļĨāđāđāļāļāļēāļ° Present Perfect (has/have + āļāļĢāļīāļĒāļēāļāđāļāļ 3) āļāļāļīāļāļēāļĒāļāļēāļĢāļāļĢāļ°āļāļģāļāļĩāđāđāļŠāļĢāđāļāļŠāļīāđāļāļāļĩāđāđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāđāļāļāļāļąāļāļāļąāļāļāļļāļāļąāļ
CLAUDE.md provides persistent instructions. Auto-memory saves learnings. Path rules target specific files. Present Perfect (has/have + past participle) describes completed actions with present relevance.
Homework / āļāļēāļĢāļāđāļēāļ
1. āļŠāļĢāđāļēāļ CLAUDE.md āļāļĢāđāļāļĄāļāļāđāļāļĢāđāļāļāļāđ 5 āļāđāļ
2. āđāļāļīāļāđāļāđ auto-memory āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļāļāļāļē
3. āđāļāļĩāļĒāļ 5 āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļ Present Perfect āđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļāđāļāļĢāđāļāļāļāđāļāļāļāļāļļāļ
2. āđāļāļīāļāđāļāđ auto-memory āđāļĨāļ°āļŠāļāļāļāļē
3. āđāļāļĩāļĒāļ 5 āļāļĢāļ°āđāļĒāļ Present Perfect āđāļāļĩāđāļĒāļ§āļāļąāļāđāļāļĢāđāļāļāļāđāļāļāļāļāļļāļ
1. Create a CLAUDE.md with 5 project rules.
2. Enable auto-memory and have a conversation.
3. Write 5 Present Perfect sentences about your project.
2. Enable auto-memory and have a conversation.
3. Write 5 Present Perfect sentences about your project.