Struggling with Claude losing track of my project

Hi all

I've been struggling with Claude losing track of my project after long conversations, and I know a lot of people here have been dealing with the same thing.

I spent some time improving my workflow last week, and here's a simple way I solved most of it without buying any extra tools:

1. Create a single `PROJECT.md` file with your project's goals, architecture, coding standards, constraints, and decisions. Keep it updated as the project evolves.

2. Whenever you start a new chat, paste only the relevant section of that file instead of trying to summarize everything from memory.

3. Every hour or so, ask Claude to generate a short "handover summary" of what was completed, pending tasks, and key decisions. Save it back into `PROJECT.md` before starting a fresh conversation.

It takes an extra minute, but I've found Claude stays much more consistent, makes fewer assumptions, and I spend far less time re-explaining the project.

If anything is unclear, let me know. Hope this helps you

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Struggling with Claude losing track of my project