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Anthropic has designed a mechanism whereby Claude can ignore instructions in claude.md if their content is not highly relevant to the current task.
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50%
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Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/2/2026
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Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
Sources
A Guide to Writing Effective Claude.md Files: Core Principles and Best Practices
bilibilizidea2015
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