What memory is
Across many chats, Claude can pick up a few useful facts about you. Your name. Your work. The way you like answers.
Next time you open a new chat, those facts show up quietly. You do not have to repeat yourself.
What it tends to remember
Your job. Your industry. The kind of writing you prefer.
Tools you use. Companies you run. The names of your projects.
Style notes you have given before. "Short sentences." "No fancy words." That kind of thing.
What it does not remember
Random one off questions you asked once.
Sensitive personal stuff that should not be saved.
Long copy paste content from chats. Just patterns and small facts.
How to control it
You can ask Claude what it remembers. Just say "what do you remember about me." It will tell you.
You can tell it to forget something. "Forget that I work at the old company."
You can also delete memories from settings. Same place where you manage your account.
How to use it well
When something about you changes, just say it once. New job. New city. New focus.
Memory updates and the next chats feel current.
If answers start feeling off, the memory might be stale. Ask what is in there. Fix what is wrong.
What about projects
Projects and memory are different. Memory follows you across chats. Projects hold context for one job.
Use both. Memory for the broad you. Projects for the specific task.
Privacy notes
Memory is yours. You can turn it off if you want.
You can run a chat without using memory at all. Useful when the topic is sensitive or one off.
If you share a computer or screen, look at what is in memory before showing your screen. Same as you would with browser history.
Things I learned
Tell it the way you want answers early. "Short. Direct. No bullet lists." Memory keeps that going.
Update it when your work changes. Otherwise it gives you old shaped answers for new shaped problems.
Once a quarter, take a quick look. Clean out anything stale. Keep what helps.
One question: if you opened your Claude memory right now, what is the one fact you want to make sure is in there? Tell me on LinkedIn and I will share what I keep in mine.