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Memory and protocol files not reloaded after context compaction

CLAUDE.md says to read MEMORY.md and indexed protocol files before the first task, but the model works from the compaction summary instead.

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Growing. 2 reports in the last 7 days and none the week before, down from 3 a week at the mid-October peak. Not fixed, and no vendor reply yet.

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Where
Context compaction
Platforms
macOS
How bad
Breaks a normal workflow.

Part of: Ignores instructions and rules46 bugs

  1. Unauthorized edits despite rules14 people
  2. Ignores brevity instructions8 people
  3. Agent ignores instructions17 people
  4. Acts without authorization and ignores stop interrupts8 people
  5. Ignores claude.md rules and skills8 people
  6. Saved memory not applied8 people
  7. Verdict reversal under pushback1 person
  8. Ignores user instructions5 people
  9. Stale schedule lane rows1 person
  10. Unverified search claims stated1 person
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  1. Replies exceed brevity rule2 people
  2. Model expands task scope5 people
  3. Durations not from timestamps4 people
  4. Writes temp files against rule1 person
  5. CLAUDE.md rules ignored3 people
  6. Ignores provided source files4 people
  7. Banned .txt memory dumps1 person
  8. Ignores explicit user instructions3 people
  9. Model ignores CLAUDE.md rules, skills and enforcement hooks3 people
  10. Short options despite long-form rule1 person
  11. Git run despite git ban1 person
  12. Ignores instruction to research first3 people
  13. Task list not advancing3 people
  14. Guesses on ambiguous instructions1 person
  15. Delays filing requested reports1 person
  16. Direct user questions ignored3 people
  17. Agent acts on stale facts1 person
  18. Asks questions instead of building1 person
  19. Skips requested actions on computer2 people
  20. Claims deploy tool removes old links without verifying it1 person
  21. Ssh commands run in zsh1 person
  22. Commits leave stale documentation1 person
  23. Written rules ignored intermittently1 person
  24. Ignores absolute file path rule1 person
  25. Remote host builds not checked1 person
  26. Issue created with empty body1 person
  27. Stale document dates in commits1 person
  28. Skips design approval2 people
  29. Issues missing documents table1 person
  30. Bundles several questions in one1 person
  31. Unasked messages to other sessions1 person
  32. Ignores CLAUDE.md rules2 people
  33. Agent reports tasks done without verifying against real systems2 people
  34. Detours before filing issues1 person
  35. Opus 5.5 ignores loaded rules19 people

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  1. False memory-loaded claim1 person
  2. Review steps skipped before verdict1 person

Original reports8, newest first

  1. After /compact, model skips the CLAUDE.md rule to read memory protocol files before the first task#107520
  2. Model does not reload persistent memory after context compaction, despite project instructions requiring it#106984
  3. Recurrence of #103581: session-start memory load skipped after a compaction, first action taken with no rules in force#104588
  4. Session-start instruction in CLAUDE.md (read the memory index before the first task) skipped after resuming from a compaction summary#103581
  5. [Model behavior] After resuming from a compacted context, memory and protocol files were not reloaded before the next task (recurrence of #101577)#102190
  6. [Model behavior] Omits critical instructions that are present in the loaded context#101588
  7. [Model behavior] After context compaction, mandated memory/protocol files are not reloaded before the next task#101577
  8. Custom instructions are lost across context compaction with no signal to the user#96422

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