# Claude Memories

> Chat memory is the same memory Claude Cowork uses: topic files you can read, edit, or delete. On by default for Free, Pro, and Max; Team and Enterprise are admin-gated. Windows and caching live at claudecontext.com.

Canonical site: https://claudememories.com
Last source check: 2026-09-20

This is an independent educational publication and is not affiliated with Anthropic.
Full content: https://claudememories.com/llms-full.txt

## Signature
- [The Chips](https://claudememories.com/chips/): Signature desk of labeled synthetic memory topics you can inspect, edit, or delete. Chat memory is Cowork memory. Sensitive topics stay off until you opt in. Free, Pro, and Max are on by default; Team and Enterprise are admin-gated.

## Core Pages
- [Claude Memory Everywhere: Chat, Cowork, and Who Controls It](https://claudememories.com/memory-everywhere): Claude memory now spans chat and Claude Cowork as one editable set of topic files, with sensitive topics off by default and admin gating on Team and Enterprise.
- [What Is Claude Memory?](https://claudememories.com/what-is-claude-memory): A plain-language map of Claude app memory, Claude Code memory, project memory, and developer-platform memory.
- [Claude App Memory: Settings, Topics, and Controls](https://claudememories.com/claude-ai-memory): How Claude app memory works across web, desktop, and mobile, including memory topic files, Settings > Memory controls, incognito chats, and reset behavior.
- [Claude Project Memory: Boundaries, Instructions, and RAG](https://claudememories.com/project-memory): How Claude project memory summaries differ from profile instructions, project instructions, and project knowledge retrieval.
- [Claude Code Memory: The Working Map](https://claudememories.com/claude-code-memory): The practical map of Claude Code memory: CLAUDE.md, CLAUDE.local.md, .claude/rules, auto memory, and /memory.
- [CLAUDE.md Guide: What to Put In It and Where](https://claudememories.com/claude-md): A practical, source-grounded guide to writing CLAUDE.md files for project instructions, local preferences, imports, and AGENTS.md bridges.
- [Claude Code Auto Memory: Storage, Limits, and Audits](https://claudememories.com/auto-memory): How Claude Code auto memory works, where MEMORY.md lives, what loads at session start, and how to audit or clean it.
- [Claude Memory Hygiene: Keep Persistent Context Useful](https://claudememories.com/memory-hygiene): A maintenance guide for keeping Claude memory concise, current, scoped, and safe across app memory and Claude Code memory.
- [Claude Memory Setup Checklist](https://claudememories.com/claude-memory-setup): A practical setup checklist for Claude memory across app settings, Projects, CLAUDE.md, local memory, and auto-memory files.
- [Claude Memory Troubleshooting](https://claudememories.com/troubleshooting): A diagnostic checklist for Claude memory not loading, Claude ignoring CLAUDE.md, stale auto memory, compaction surprises, and project boundary mistakes.
- [Claude Memory Freshness Log](https://claudememories.com/freshness-log): A dated update log for Claude memory behavior, source checks, and future changes to Claude app and Claude Code memory.
- [Claude Memory Sources](https://claudememories.com/sources): The primary-source bibliography behind ClaudeMemories.com, with notes on what each source is used to support.

## Free Tools
- [Claude Memory Tools](https://claudememories.com/tools/): Free client-side tools for CLAUDE.md generation, memory scaffold design, and context budget estimation.
- [CLAUDE.md Generator](https://claudememories.com/tools/claude-md-generator): Generate a concise, source-grounded CLAUDE.md template for Claude Code projects, with commands, conventions, memory guidance, and safety notes.
- [Memory File Designer](https://claudememories.com/tools/memory-designer): Design a persistent Claude memory scaffold for CLAUDE.md, CLAUDE.local.md, .claude/rules, and auto-memory notes without sending data to a server.
- [Context Budget Estimator](https://claudememories.com/tools/context-budget): Estimate the token cost of CLAUDE.md and memory files, see what loads at startup, and spot oversized persistent context before it slows a session down.

## Primary Sources
- [Claude's memory works everywhere, and you decide what's in it](https://claude.com/blog/claudes-memory-works-everywhere-and-you-decide-whats-in-it) - Claude by Anthropic
- [How Claude remembers your project](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory) - Anthropic Claude Code Docs
- [Use Claude's chat search and memory to build on previous context](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11817273-use-claude-s-chat-search-and-memory-to-build-on-previous-context) - Claude Help Center
- [Bringing memory to teams](https://claude.com/blog/memory) - Claude by Anthropic
- [How can I create and manage projects?](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/9519177-how-can-i-create-and-manage-projects) - Claude Help Center
- [Managing context on the Claude Developer Platform](https://claude.com/blog/context-management) - Claude by Anthropic
- [Understanding Claude's personalization features](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/10185728-understanding-claude-s-personalization-features) - Claude Help Center
- [Retrieval augmented generation (RAG) for projects](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/11473015-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-for-projects) - Claude Help Center
- [Claude release notes](https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12138966-release-notes) - Claude Help Center

## Suggested Citation
Claude Memories. "Claude Memory, CLAUDE.md, and Auto Memory Guide." Last source check 2026-09-20. https://claudememories.com