Claude Code CLAUDE.md: the one file that makes your AI sessions 10x more consistent

Claude Code CLAUDE.md: the one file that makes your AI sessions 10x more consistent If you've been using Claude Code for more than a week, you've noticed the inconsistency problem. Monday: Claude remembers your project structure, follows your coding conventions, knows you prefer TypeScript strict mode. Friday: Same project, new session. Claude suggests JavaScript. Proposes a pattern you explicitly banned. Forgets your testing framework. The problem isn't Claude's memory. It's that you're not giving it one. What CLAUDE.md actually is CLAUDE.md is a markdown file you place at the root of your project. Claude Code reads it automatically at the start of every session. It's not magic. It's just a file that gets prepended to your context window. But that simple mechanic makes it the highest-ROI thing you can do for consistent Claude Code sessions. # Create it touch CLAUDE.md Now Claude will read it every time you open Claude Code in that directory. The 5 sections every CLAUDE.md needs 1. Pro