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Continue rules that load on the right files
Write .continue/rules files with globs and alwaysApply so Continue applies each convention only to the files it is about.
5 steps · 582 words · Markdown format · Reviewed 2026-10-12
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Loads when its trigger matches: put it where your tool looks for it:
Continue
Save as .continue/rules/<name>.md with alwaysApply: true, or as AGENTS.md at the workspace root. Commit it.
Reload: new chat
Check it loaded: the pen icon above the toolbar lists active rules
Checked against the official page on 2026-10-12.
Claude Code
Save as CLAUDE.md in the project root, or .claude/CLAUDE.md. Other agents share the repo: put the shared rules in AGENTS.md and make CLAUDE.md one line, @AGENTS.md. Commit it. Start a new session: the file is read at launch.
Reload: new session (or /memory to open the files)
Check it loaded: /context lists the Memory files it read; /skills, /agents, /hooks list the rest; the InstructionsLoaded hook event fires once per loaded instruction file
Checked against the official page on 2026-10-12.
Ollama
Put the text in a Modelfile as SYSTEM """...""" with FROM <model> and PARAMETER num_ctx <n>, then ollama create <name> -f Modelfile and run <name>. Chat-only: paste it as the first message instead.
Reload: ollama create again
Check it loaded: ollama show --modelfile <name> prints the SYSTEM; ollama ps shows the loaded context size
Checked against the official page on 2026-10-12.