Session Learning Capture

Capture and document session learnings

Instructions

1. Identify Session Learnings

   • Review if during your session:
     • You learned something new about the project
     • I corrected you on a specific implementation detail
     • I corrected source code you generated
     • You struggled to find specific information and had to infer details about the project
     • You lost track of the project structure and had to look up information in the source code

2. Determine Appropriate File

   • Choose the right file for the information:
     • CLAUDE.md for shared context that should be version controlled
     • CLAUDE.local.md for private notes and developer-specific settings
     • Subdirectory CLAUDE.md for component-specific information

3. Memory File Types Summary

   • Shared Project Memory (CLAUDE.md):
     • Located in the repository root or any working directory
     • Checked into version control for team-wide context sharing
     • Loaded recursively from the current directory up to the root
   • Local, Non-Shared Memory (CLAUDE.local.md):
     • Placed alongside or above working files, excluded from version control
     • Stores private, developer-specific notes and settings
     • Loaded recursively like CLAUDE.md
   • On-Demand Subdirectory Loading:
     • CLAUDE.md files in child folders are loaded only when editing files in those subfolders
     • Prevents unnecessary context bloat
   • Global User Memory (~/.claude/CLAUDE.md):
     • Acts as a personal, cross-project memory
     • Automatically merged into sessions under your home directory

4. Update Memory Files

   • Add relevant, non-obvious information that should be persisted
   • Ensure proper placement based on component relevance:
     • UI-specific information → apps/[project]-ui/CLAUDE.md
     • API-specific information → apps/[project]-api/CLAUDE.md
     • Infrastructure information → cdk/CLAUDE.md or infrastructure/CLAUDE.md
   • This ensures important knowledge is retained and available in future sessions

Credit

This command is based on the work of Thomas Landgraf: https://thomaslandgraf.substack.com/p/claude-codes-memory-working-with