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title: "Does Claude Code respect package-specific instructions in a monorepo?"  
description: "Does Claude Code respect package-specific instructions in a monorepo?"  
author: "Magdalena Michalska"  
published: 2026-10-15  
updated: 2026-10-15  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/forum/162404/does-claude-code-respect-package-specific-instructions-in-a-monorepo  
category: "Claude Code"  
tags: ["Claude", "Claude Code", "Monorepo", "developer tools"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Does Claude Code respect package-specific instructions in a monorepo?

I’m using Claude Code in a monorepo where different packages have their own conventions, scripts, and test commands. The root-level instructions cover the whole project, but I’m not sure how reliably Claude notices guidance that only applies inside a particular package.

For people working this way, do nested instruction files keep edits within the right **package boundaries**, or do you still need to restate the relevant rules in each request? I’d be interested in examples where this worked well—or where it missed a local convention.


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