CLAUDE.local.md
The personal version of CLAUDE.md, only for your computer. It isn’t shared with colleagues. For example: “answer me in Spanish”.
How it appears in the course
Create CLAUDE.local.md with your personal preferences.
Project (./CLAUDE.md) = for the team, in git. CLAUDE.local.md = only for you. ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md = for you, in all projects.
The personal settings (.claude/settings.local.json and CLAUDE.local.md) are in .gitignore, meaning the list of files that git doesn’t save. That way they stay only with you.
Where you learn it
In module 02 · CLAUDE.md: your project’s memory, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.
Related terms
Learn Claude Code from zero, in plain English
12 modules with 1–2 minute lessons, which you can also do on your phone. The first two modules are free.