Verify CLAUDE.md Imports Actually Loaded with /context

There's a common mistake when setting up CLAUDE.md imports: writing the filename as plain text does nothing. Claude sees it as text, not as a file to load.

# Wrong — Claude reads "AGENTS.md" as plain text
AGENTS.md

# Correct — Claude loads and injects the file contents
@AGENTS.md

The @ prefix is what triggers the import. Without it, the referenced file is completely ignored.

The easiest way to confirm your imports are working is the /context command:

/context

This shows every file currently loaded into Claude's context window. If a file you imported isn't listed, it hasn't been loaded — check for the missing @ prefix, or verify the path is correct relative to the CLAUDE.md file location.

Common import patterns that require the @ syntax:

# Load a shared team instructions file
@docs/team-conventions.md

# Pull in the project README for background context
@README.md

# Import a separate agents config
@AGENTS.md

A quick diagnostic workflow: add @yourfile.md to CLAUDE.md, start a new session, run /context, and confirm the file appears. If it doesn't, the path is wrong or you forgot the @.

No @, no import — and /context is how you prove it worked.