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Claude Code loads `CLAUDE.md` at startup, falls back to `AGENTS.md` when there is no project-level `CLAUDE.md` (v2.1.277+), and additionally loads auto memory.
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50%
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Medium-term (~90 days)
Relevance
10/16/2026
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Valid until: 1/14/2027
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VerifiedClaude Code v2.1.277 added support for the AGENTS.md configuration file.72% similarVerifiedClaude Code uses the CLAUDE.md file as its memory file, and Cursor uses the .cursorrules file.66% similarUnverifiedStarting from v2.1.277, Claude Code by default reads AGENTS.md only when there is no CLAUDE.md, .claude/CLAUDE.md or CLAUDE.local.md on the path.66% similarUnverifiedClaude Code officially added an import command (a one-time merge of AGENTS.md and other configurations into CLAUDE.md) and an environment variable (reads AGENTS.md once when generating CLAUDE.md), but both are one-time actions rather than native reading on every conversation.66% similar
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