Writes duplicate memory entries

“Instead of reading the existing memory files, the model wrote a new entry restating a rule that was already recorded in several existing memory files.”

Is this your bug? What gets counted gets fixed. Pile on.

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I hit this bug: rapsheet.dev/sheets/claude-code/issues/3587/file
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Asked to read memory, model writes duplicate memory entries. Instead of applying rules already in the memory directory, the model adds new entries restating them and reverts only when told.

Is this your bug?

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Where: persistent memory
How bad: Breaks a normal workflow.

Related: Ignores instructions and rules

Not quite your bug?

Original reports2, newest first

Oct 7, 2026[Model behavior] Told to recall and enforce existing memory, writes duplicate memory entries instead (recurrence of #99582)#100315
Oct 5, 2026[Model behavior] Told to read memory, the model writes a duplicate memory entry instead#99582