9 Ordered Context Sources
- Entity ID:
ent-20260423-p2a011000001 - Type:
concept - Scope:
private - Status:
active
Description
The context window is assembled from 9 sources in order: (1) System prompt, (2) Environment info, (3) CLAUDE.md hierarchy, (4) Path-scoped rules, (5) Auto memory, (6) Tool metadata, (7) Conversation history, (8) Tool results, (9) Compact summaries. Some are injected late during the turn.
Key claims
- Context window is assembled from nine ordered sources
Relations
- Managed CLAUDE.md --[part_of]--> 9 Ordered Context Sources
- User CLAUDE.md --[part_of]--> 9 Ordered Context Sources
- Project CLAUDE.md --[part_of]--> 9 Ordered Context Sources
- Local CLAUDE.md --[part_of]--> 9 Ordered Context Sources
- assemble() Injection Point --[contains]--> 9 Ordered Context Sources