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When Claude ignores an instruction or a feature you configured doesn’t appear, the cause is usually that the file didn’t load, it loaded from a different location than you expected, or another file overrode it. This guide shows how to inspect what Claude Code actually loaded so you can narrow down which applies. For installation, authentication, and connectivity problems, see Troubleshoot installation and login instead.

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See what loaded into context

The /context command shows everything occupying the context window for the current session, broken down by category: system prompt, system tools, MCP tools, custom subagents with the source each loaded from, memory files, skills, and conversation messages. Run it first to confirm whether your CLAUDE.md, rules, or skill descriptions are present at all. For detail on a specific category, follow up with the dedicated command: