Memory Hierarchy

About

Provides a comprehensive framework for structuring Claude Code's memory management system, ranging from organization-wide enterprise policies to project-specific rules and personal user preferences. It offers detailed guidance on implementing modular rule sets, utilizing recursive import syntax, and applying path-specific instructions via glob patterns. This skill is essential for developers and teams who need to maintain clear, scalable, and hierarchical documentation that ensures the AI assistant adheres to the correct context and standards across diverse codebases.

Key Features

• Support for gitignored local memory files for environment-specific configurations
• Multi-level priority management for enterprise, project, and user-level instructions
• Path-specific rule scoping using YAML frontmatter and glob patterns
• Modular rule organization using the .claude/rules/ directory structure
• Recursive import syntax for linking external documentation and personal preferences
• 2 GitHub stars

Use Cases

• Standardizing coding practices and security compliance across an entire engineering organization
• Organizing complex documentation and architectural rules for large-scale monorepos
• Configuring personal workflow shortcuts and local dev environment settings without affecting team repositories