Projects: Scoped Context
Give Claude persistent instructions and reference documents for a specific area of work.
What Goes in a Project
- Custom instructions — rules Claude follows for every conversation in this project
- Reference documents — upload style guides, architecture docs, runbooks, policies
- Scoped memory — Claude's memory stays focused on this project's context
- Team knowledge — acronyms, conventions, tool preferences, compliance rules
Example Projects
| Project | Contents |
|---|---|
| IAM Governance | CA policy templates, Graph SDK conventions, compliance rules |
| Infrastructure | Terraform modules, naming standards, deployment procedures |
| Incident Response | Runbook templates, escalation matrix, KQL query library |
| Team Onboarding | Architecture docs, coding standards, tool setup guides |
Create a project for each major work area. Instructions + reference docs = Claude that knows your context from the first message.