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Claude Code (CLAUDE.md)

Claude Code reads CLAUDE.md at the repository root and merges it with any nested CLAUDE.md files in subdirectories. Plain markdown, structured by section headers. Claude also reads ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md as a personal global instruction.

File path

CLAUDE.md

Length cap (recommended)

~600 lines

Frontmatter

File globs

Format quirks

check_circleCLAUDE.md at the repo root is the primary file
check_circleNested CLAUDE.md files are merged when working in subdirectories
check_circleClaude treats each H2 section as a category — keep headers stable
check_circlePersonal-global instructions live at ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md

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