[DOCS] Document the automatic summary.md generation feature

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Dec 12, 2025 by sondemar Closed Feb 12, 2026

Documentation Type

Missing documentation (feature not documented)

Documentation Location

https://code.claude.com/docs/en/settings

Section/Topic

Session Management

Current Documentation

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What's Wrong or Missing?

Claude Code automatically generates summary.md files for each session at:
~/.claude/projects/<project>/<session-id>/session-memory/summary.md

However, this feature is not documented in the official docs.

Suggested Improvement

### What needs documentation:

  • How summary.md files are generated
  • When they are updated
  • What content do they contain
  • The session-memory directory structure
  • How to access/use these summaries

### Why this matters:

  • Users are discovering these files, but don't understand their purpose
  • Could be useful for reviewing past sessions
  • Would help users build tools around this feature

Impact

Medium - Makes feature difficult to understand

Additional Context

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