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## Claude Code Configuration Locations

| Feature | User scope | Project scope | Local scope |
|---------|-----------|--------------|-------------|
| Settings | `~/.claude/settings.json` | `.claude/settings.json` | `.claude/settings.local.json` |
| Rules | `~/.claude/rules/*.md` | `.claude/rules/*.md` | — |
| Subagents | `~/.claude/agents/` | `.claude/agents/` | — |
| MCP servers | `~/.claude.json` | `.mcp.json` | `~/.claude.json` (per-project) |
| Plugins | `~/.claude/settings.json` | `.claude/settings.json` | `.claude/settings.local.json` |
| CLAUDE.md | `~/.claude/CLAUDE.md` | `CLAUDE.md` or `.claude/CLAUDE.md` | `CLAUDE.local.md` |
| Auto memory | — | `~/.claude/projects/<project>/memory/` | — |
| Managed policy | macOS: `/Library/Application Support/ClaudeCode/CLAUDE.md` | — | — |

Key behaviors:
- Project rules can use `paths` frontmatter to scope to specific file patterns
- Rules without `paths` load unconditionally at launch
- User-level rules load before project rules (project rules take priority)
- Auto memory lives at `~/.claude/projects/<project>/memory/MEMORY.md` (first 200 lines loaded)