Function getAutoMemPathSetting

src/memdir/paths.ts:179–186

* Settings.json override for the full auto-memory directory path. * Supports ~/ expansion for user convenience. * * SECURITY: projectSettings (.claude/settings.json committed to the repo) is * intentionally excluded — a malicious repo could otherwise set * autoMemoryDirectory: "~/.ssh" and gain

()

 * the same pattern as hasSkipDangerousModePermissionPrompt() etc.
 */
function getAutoMemPathSetting(): string | undefined {
  const dir =
    getSettingsForSource('policySettings')?.autoMemoryDirectory ??
    getSettingsForSource('flagSettings')?.autoMemoryDirectory ??
    getSettingsForSource('localSettings')?.autoMemoryDirectory ??
    getSettingsForSource('userSettings')?.autoMemoryDirectory
  return validateMemoryPath(dir, true)
}

/**
 * Check if CLAUDE_COWORK_MEMORY_PATH_OVERRIDE is set to a valid override.