Coding Assistant Preferences: Resolve Scope Before Adding More Memory

Effective preference handling for coding assistants requires resolving conflicts among personal settings, repository rules, and task-specific requests rather than merely storing more information. Preferences should be recorded separately according to their scope and authority, with personal preferences based on explicit user settings, repository conventions drawn from maintained project instructions and configuration, and temporary task requests limited to the active task. Exceptions should expire when work ends, while corrections to project facts, such as a change from Jest to Vitest, should be verified against current configuration and updated in source-backed records. Reliability should be tested through conflicting scenarios across separate projects and new conversations, including checking which source drove each instruction, because applying one project’s conventions to another is a scope error. Stable repository rules are best kept in version-controlled instructions, while memory can preserve current decision context and rationale without replacing deterministic configuration.

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