Save custom instructions in the cloud
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- Python
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Description
Description
Custom instructions are machine-local today and have been unreliable in the past (they kept getting cleared, which pushed users away from the feature). You should be able to paste your user-level CLAUDE.md into custom instructions and trust that:
- they are saved to your account in the cloud
- they apply to both local and cloud tasks
- they sync to any other machine where PostHog Code is installed
Settings in general might need to be saved in the cloud too, not just custom instructions.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing how custom instructions and the user-level CLAUDE.md are currently stored for local and cloud tasks, then identify the account-sync entry points. Done means instructions persist in the cloud, apply to both task types, and sync to another machine; clarify whether broader settings are included.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- cloud
- Domain
- backend, cloud
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100