.claude/rules/

A folder with rules that load only when Claude works on certain files. Like a note stuck only on the drawer it’s about.

You’ll also find it as: path rules

How it appears in the course

paths in the rules in .claude/rules/ means the rule loads only when Claude works with certain files (e.g. only with the test files).
For the curious · Module 11, Pro tips

Where you learn it

In module 02 · CLAUDE.md: your project’s memory, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.

Related terms

.gitignore/initCLAUDE.local.mdCLAUDE.md

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