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		simonw 34 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How I use every Claude Code feature I've sniffed Claude Code's HTTP traffic and confirmed that the CLAUDE.md file content (and AGENTS.md if it is @-referenced) is automatically included in the system prompt without it having to perform any additional file read operations.

topherhunt 34 days ago [–]

Wow! That's....

discouraging, actually, considering how frequently Claude ignores my AGENTS.md guidance.

brulard 34 days ago | [–]

Did you notice the @-referencing requirement? AGENTS.md is not included by default, but CLAUDE.md should be

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