diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
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--- a/CLAUDE.md
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 # CLAUDE.md
 
 @AGENTS.md
+@.claude/CLAUDE.md
 
-This project uses [AGENTS.md](https://agents.md/) as the standard for providing context to AI coding agents. The `@AGENTS.md` import above tells Claude Code to load `AGENTS.md` automatically; other tools that natively support `AGENTS.md` will pick it up directly.
+This project uses [AGENTS.md](https://agents.md/) as the standard for providing context to AI coding agents. The `@AGENTS.md` import above tells Claude Code to load `AGENTS.md` automatically; other tools that natively support `AGENTS.md` will pick it up directly. The `@.claude/CLAUDE.md` import loads the local hard-rules file (gitignored) that mirrors the PostToolUse hook policy.