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Why Claude Ignores Your Instructions (And How to Fix It With CLAUDE.md)

DEV.to AIΒ·April 17, 2026

The article explains why Claude often disregards user instructions, attributing it to how large language models process a finite context window where initial directives get pushed out. It proposes a fix using a single file, "CLAUDE.md", to address this issue.

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