Claude Code sessions start with only system prompt and tools, Anthropic says
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Anthropic's Ado Kukic says each Claude Code session begins with only the system prompt and tools, with no prior conversation loaded.
Repo-wide context can be supplied through a Claude.md or Agents.md file. Auto memory, which is enabled by default, lets Claude remember and learn from past interactions across sessions.
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Ado@adocompleteXClaude Code starts each session with only system prompt and toolsAIAnthropic's Ado Kukic says each Claude Code session begins with only the system prompt and tools. Repo-wide context can be set in a Claude.md or Agents.md file, and auto memory, enabled by default, lets Claude remember and learn from past interactions.

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