diff --git a/.claude/memory/MEMORY.md b/.claude/memory/MEMORY.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 1577884..0000000
--- a/.claude/memory/MEMORY.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-# Memory Index
-
-## Feedback
-- [feedback_branching.md](feedback_branching.md) — Never commit directly to main; all changes go through a feature branch and PR
diff --git a/.claude/memory/feedback_branching.md b/.claude/memory/feedback_branching.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 8e035b0..0000000
--- a/.claude/memory/feedback_branching.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Always use feature branches
-description: Never commit directly to main — all changes go through a feature branch and PR per CONTRIBUTING.md
-type: feedback
----
-
-Always create a feature branch before making any changes, no matter how small. This includes chore commits like adding LICENSE files, updating .gitignore, or any other "trivial" change.
-
-**Why:** The project follows CONTRIBUTING.md strictly — nothing goes to main directly.
-
-**How to apply:**
-1. `git checkout -b <prefix>/<description>` before touching any file
-2. Commit on the branch
-3. `git push -u origin <branch>`
-4. Open a PR with `gh pr create`
-5. Never use `git push origin main` to push new commits
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8228c94..96c1d37 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,5 +46,5 @@ PRODUCT-INTELLIGENCE-AGENT.md
 PUBLICATION-PLAN.md
 ACP-REGISTRY-SUBMISSION.md
 
-# Claude Code local settings
-.claude/settings.local.json
+# Claude Code local settings (CLAUDE.md in repo root is intentional; .claude/ dir is not)
+.claude/