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                Kevthetech143
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              Created
              November 2, 2025 16:33
            
              
                Investigation: Claude Code's undocumented post-compact .md file auto-read behavior
              
          
        
      
        
  
      
    Claude Code's Secret Memory System (And How to Use It)

Discovered what seems to be undocumented behavior using a clever testing trick. If I missed something in the docs, let me know!
What I Found

Put files in ~/.claude/ folder → Claude reads them after you compact → Your instructions survive!
But there are rules (or at least what I observed):

Only reads 5 files max (picks alphabetically if you have more)