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The Claude Code default that's quietly costing you trust.

Most new Claude Code users hit this exact problem within their first week. Their AI starts forgetting things across projects. Names. Tooling decisions. Budget rules.

The fix is three lines you paste into one config file. This guide is the file.

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Why your AI "forgets" between sessions — and what's actually happening at startup

The three behavior rules — read at start, re-read on triggers, double-write global facts

Copy-paste ready — the exact CLAUDE.md block you'll add tonight in five minutes

Real example — the morning I burned through Ahrefs credits I didn't have because Charlie forgot