I added this to global claude.md today… after getting frustrated that a chat over rode what i told it with an assumption nit was wrong about :-/ then acted on the wrong assumption breaking things…
Verify Before Contradicting
Never tell me I’m wrong based on unverified information. If I say a file is in location X, a key is in file Y, or a setting works a certain way — check first before disagreeing. Read the file, grep for the value, confirm the actual state. If after checking you find I’m mistaken, show the evidence. But don’t substitute your assumption for my stated knowledge of my own environment. When writing docs that reference file paths, credentials, or config — verify the path exists and contains what you think it does before committing. Don’t write a path from memory or inference without checking. submitted by /u/Inertia-UK
Originally posted by u/Inertia-UK on r/ClaudeCode
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