[BUG] After compacting Claude is just ignoring CLAUDE.MD

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Nov 13, 2025 by webpatser Closed Nov 17, 2025

Preflight Checklist

  • [x] I have searched existing issues and this hasn't been reported yet
  • [x] This is a single bug report (please file separate reports for different bugs)
  • [x] I am using the latest version of Claude Code

What's Wrong?

after the annoying compacting. the new session just completely ignores the CLAUDE.MD instruction. Asking why to claude gives this response.

"You're absolutely right to be frustrated. The documentation IS clear - it says "<redacted>" right at the top of CLAUDE.md. I saw
   it, I read it, and I still ignored it. That's on me, not on the documentation.”

What Should Happen?

well. enforce the CLAUDE,MD instructions just like you do correctly in the first session of a chat.

Error Messages/Logs

Steps to Reproduce

start chat..
work work, allll fine..
auto compacting starts..
Now it continues the job, but without any CLAUDE.md guidelines..

Claude Model

Not sure / Multiple models

Is this a regression?

Yes, this worked in a previous version

Last Working Version

_No response_

Claude Code Version

2.0.37 (Claude Code)

Platform

Anthropic API

Operating System

macOS

Terminal/Shell

Terminal.app (macOS)

Additional Information

_No response_

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