[FEATURE] Auto-read CLAUDE.md after context summarization/session resume

Resolved 💬 3 comments Opened Jan 6, 2026 by marting-pro Closed Jan 9, 2026

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Problem Statement

When a conversation runs out of context and gets summarized for continuation, the contents of CLAUDE.md are not included in the summary. This causes Claude to "forget" project-specific workflows and constraints defined in CLAUDE.md. For example, in my project CLAUDE.md specifies:
After modifying .api files, must run make api to generate code
Specific coding standards and conventions
After context summarization, Claude continued working but skipped the make api step because it no longer had the workflow rules in context.

Proposed Solution

When resuming from a summarized session, Claude should automatically re-read CLAUDE.md before continuing work to ensure project-specific rules are followed.

Alternative Solutions

Automatic injection: When detecting a resumed session (from summarization), automatically trigger a read of CLAUDE.md before processing the next user message.
Include in summary: Ensure critical workflow rules from CLAUDE.md are preserved in the context summary.
Summary template: Add a standard field in the summary like:

On Resume: Read CLAUDE.md before continuing

Priority

Medium - Would be very helpful

Feature Category

Other

Use Case Example

Without this, users need to manually remind Claude to re-read project rules after every context reset, which defeats the purpose of having a CLAUDE.md file for persistent project configuration.

Additional Context

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