Expired50% confidenceFactTime unknown
After executing the /compact command, the root directory's CLAUDE.md survives the compaction (Claude re-reads it from disk), but subdirectory CLAUDE.md files and temporary instructions from the conversation are not automatically re-injected.
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Sources
50%
Confidence
Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
7/2/2026
First Seen
Valid until: 9/30/2026(expired)
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