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KnowledgeFabricImpl overview

knowledge-fabric-impl:claude-code.knowledge@current

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Claude Code Knowledge Fabric — CLAUDE.md hierarchy + auto-memory overview

Claude Code's knowledge fabric is built on a hierarchical markdown file system. CLAUDE.md files at project root, nested directories, and user home provide persistent instructions and context that survive across sessions. Auto-memory extraction (`/memory` command, background consolidation) automatically captures lessons, preferences, and project-specific knowledge into `~/.claude/memory/MEMORY.md` and project-level memory files. The hierarchy is: enterprise CLAUDE.md > user CLAUDE.md > project CLAUDE.md > nested directory CLAUDE.md. Knowledge is retrieved via file-hierarchy traversal at session bootstrap and injected into the system prompt.

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Attributes

displayName

Claude Code Knowledge Fabric — CLAUDE.md hierarchy + auto-memory

agentVersionId

agentVersion:claude:ge-0-0-0

description

knowledgeFileFormats

CLAUDE.md
MEMORY.md
.claude/settings.json
.claude/settings.local.json

knowledgeScopes

project
user
enterprise

autoExtractionSupport

true

retrievalStrategy

file-hierarchy

knowledgePersistence

filesystem

notes

Claude Code reads CLAUDE.md files from multiple scopes at session start, merging them into the system prompt. The auto-memory system extracts salient facts from conversations and persists them to MEMORY.md files. Background consolidation (the "dream" cycle) runs post-session to deduplicate and organize extracted memories. The knowledge is not vector-embedded; retrieval is file-system traversal with scope precedence.