[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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