Did you know this about Claude? · (n8n) RoboJewel AI Automation

Did you know this about Claude?

I just found out about something cool in Claude that I wasn't really using before, there's a way to create your own memory system even though Claude doesn't have built-in memory outside of projects yet.

Basically, you can pull up old conversations, and if you set things up right, you can make one central chat that acts like a profile Claude can check whenever you need it.

Here's how I've been doing it:

First, turn on the feature, Go into Claude's settings, find the Features area, and enable "Search and Reference Prior Chats."

Next, make your main profile Start a new conversation and give it a clear name like "MyProfile" or something similar. Then fill it with all the key stuff about yourself, your work, preferences, background, whatever you want Claude to know. You could even paste in your ChatGPT memory if you have one, or just spend a few minutes writing it all out.

Claude stores it automatically. Once you create this chat, Claude saves it in something called MyMap. Think of it like your personal memory file. Pull it into new conversations, When you start a fresh chat, just say something like: "Load my info from the MyProfile chat." Claude will grab everything, so you don't have to keep reintroducing yourself or explaining your situation over and over.

Do the same thing with projects, make a chat for each project you're working on. Then later, in a different conversation, you can tell Claude to "Reference the [ProjectName] chat" and it'll remember all the context, even if you've gone past the message limit.

Bonus: let Claude analyze your patterns. Since Claude can look across multiple chats, you can actually ask it to spot trends, like what topics you ask about most or what kind of help you need regularly. It almost feels like real memory.

That's it! Let me know if you want me to go deeper into any part of this.

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