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### Reconcile memories against CLAUDE.md
Project CLAUDE.md instructions are loaded in your system prompt. For each `feedback` or `project` memory, check whether it contradicts a CLAUDE.md instruction on the same topic:
- **Memory is stale** — CLAUDE.md and the memory describe different procedures for the same task: CLAUDE.md is the maintained, checked-in source. Delete the memory, or rewrite it to agree if it carries context worth keeping (the *why* is still useful but the *how* is wrong).
- **CLAUDE.md may be stale** — the memory is clearly dated after CLAUDE.md and explicitly corrects it: do NOT edit CLAUDE.md during a dream. Annotate the memory with "contradicts CLAUDE.md — verify which is current" and list it in your summary so the user can update CLAUDE.md.
- **Not a conflict** — the memory adds detail CLAUDE.md doesn't cover, or narrows a CLAUDE.md rule with a stated reason. Leave it.
A `feedback` memory's "Why: the user corrected me" framing is not evidence it's newer than CLAUDE.md — CLAUDE.md may have been updated since.