[BUG] Is `CLAUDE.local.md` deprecated or not?
Status Fixed / completed
Maintainer reply ✓ Yes — catherinewu
Activity 6 comments · opened Jun 21, 2025 · closed Dec 2, 2025
💡 Likely answer: A maintainer (catherinewu, contributor)
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$ claude --version
1.0.31 (Claude Code)Which one of these is true?
CLAUDE.local.mdis deprecated
There are 2 instances of the stringdeprecatedon this Claude Code documentation page in reference toCLAUDE.local.md
CLAUDE.local.mdis not deprecated
Type /memory and see that it is a part of claude code.
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6 Comments
this also got me confused
I also want CLAUDE.local.md support for:
I want to have notes for large codebase that are loaded up depending if claude visits those folders.
I agree with @sfc-gh-mochen . Especially when moving to monorepo codebases having CLAUDE.local.md inside subdirs (not just project root) is important, as there is otherwise probably not a good personal customization.
CLAUDE.local.mdstill appears to workthanks for reporting! claude.local.md does still work. i just merged an update to the docs which should be live in the next few days
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