[DOCS] Documentation table rows for Project Instructions and User Instructions are in incorrect order

Documentation Type

Missing documentation (feature not documented)

Documentation Location

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

Section/Topic

Choose where to put CLAUDE.md files

Current Documentation

The official documentation table at https://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory shows:

Row 2 → Project Instructions (./CLAUDE.md)
Row 3 → User Instructions (~/.claude/CLAUDE.md)

What's Wrong or Missing?

This order contradicts the documentation's own rule:
"More specific locations take precedence over broader ones"

User Instructions apply to ALL projects → less specific
Project Instructions apply to ONE project → more specific

Suggested Improvement

Therefore the correct order from broadest to most specific should be:

Row 1 → Managed Policy (all users, all projects)
Row 2 → User Instructions (all your projects)
Row 3 → Project Instructions (this project only)
Row 4 → Local Instructions (this project, just you)

Impact

High - Prevents users from using a feature

Additional Context

1. Set up Managed Policy:

C:\Program Files\ClaudeCode\CLAUDE.md
→ Save the Python file name as <filename>_claude_1.py

1. Set up User Instructions:

C:\Users\<username>\.claude\CLAUDE.md
→ Save the Python file name as <filename>_claude_2.py

1. Set up Project Instructions:

<project>\CLAUDE.md
→ Save the Python file name as <filename>_claude_A.py

1. Run prompt:

Create a bare Department class with just a pass statement.

1. Result: department_claude_A.py created

Claude Code's own explanation:
"Creating a bare Department class and saving it per the project instructions."

This confirms Project Instructions takes precedence over User Instructions — opposite to the table order shown in the documentation.