CC-MEM-003: Import Depth Exceeds 5 - Claude Memory

Summary

• Rule ID: CC-MEM-003
• Severity: HIGH
• Category: Claude Memory
• Normative Level: MUST
• Auto-Fix: No
• Verified On: 2026-02-04

Applicability

• Tool: claude-code
• Version Range: unspecified
• Spec Revision: unspecified

Evidence Sources

• https://code.claude.com/docs/en/memory

Test Coverage Metadata

• Unit tests: true
• Fixture tests: true
• E2E tests: false

Examples

The following examples demonstrate what triggers this rule and how to fix it.

Invalid

# Project Memory

@import ./level1.md

This starts a chain: level1 -> level2 -> level3 -> level4 -> level5 -> level6 (exceeds depth 5).

Valid

# Project Memory

@import ./docs/guidelines.md

Keep import chains shallow.