Locations of CLAUDE.md

Lesson in the Claude Code Roadmap · Stage 6: CLAUDE.md

Last updated 14 September 2026

What is Locations of CLAUDE.md?

Claude Code manages instructions through a hierarchical memory system that layers context based on the directory structure of your project. At the start of every session, Claude recursively searches from your current working directory up to the root, automatically loading global preferences from ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md and shared team standards from the project root's CLAUDE.md. Claude also supports progressive disclosure via subdirectory CLAUDE.md files.

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This lesson is written in English. Once you sign in, open it in the interactive course and ask the AI tutor to explain Locations of CLAUDE.md in Hindi or Hinglish. The tutor answers from this lesson’s own text, so it stays on the syllabus, and it runs on your own Google, OpenAI or Anthropic key.

Is this Locations of CLAUDE.md tutorial for beginners?

It is lesson 48 of 109 in the free Claude Code roadmap, in stage 6, CLAUDE.md. If you are new to Claude Code, start from stage 1 and come back here in order; if you already know the earlier stages, this lesson stands on its own.