diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32ae66e..f4e4469 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ This builds four binaries:
 poc-memory init
 ```
 
-Creates the store at `~/.claude/memory/nodes.capnp` and a default
+Creates the store at `~/.consciousness/memory/nodes.capnp` and a default
 config at `~/.config/poc-memory/config.jsonl`. Edit the config to
 set your name, configure context groups, and point at your projects
 directory.
diff --git a/config.example.jsonl b/config.example.jsonl
index 7160e5a..c49a7c0 100644
--- a/config.example.jsonl
+++ b/config.example.jsonl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 {"config": {
   "user_name":      "Alice",
   "assistant_name": "Assistant",
-  "data_dir":       "~/.claude/memory",
+  "data_dir":       "~/.consciousness/memory",
   "projects_dir":   "~/.claude/projects",
   "core_nodes":     ["identity.md"],
   "journal_days":   7,
diff --git a/doc/daemon-design.md b/doc/daemon-design.md
index 772ae0c..d5d49b4 100644
--- a/doc/daemon-design.md
+++ b/doc/daemon-design.md
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ poc-memory daemon
 │   ├── staleness + lsof check for session end
 │   └── tracks which sessions have been extracted
 ├── Status Store
-│   └── ~/.claude/memory/daemon-status.json
+│   └── ~/.consciousness/memory/daemon-status.json
 └── Logger
-    └── structured log → ~/.claude/memory/daemon.log
+    └── structured log → ~/.consciousness/memory/daemon.log
 ```
 
 ### Scheduler
diff --git a/doc/dmn-algorithms.md b/doc/dmn-algorithms.md
index 42f5a1b..36417ef 100644
--- a/doc/dmn-algorithms.md
+++ b/doc/dmn-algorithms.md
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ threshold = 50 lines (adjustable)
 
 Add to the check-attention.sh hook (or similar):
 ```bash
-SCRATCH=~/.claude/memory/scratch.md
+SCRATCH=~/.consciousness/memory/scratch.md
 if [ -f "$SCRATCH" ]; then
   LINES=$(wc -l < "$SCRATCH")
   if [ "$LINES" -gt 50 ]; then
diff --git a/doc/logging.md b/doc/logging.md
index 7728ca7..40c1d0c 100644
--- a/doc/logging.md
+++ b/doc/logging.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Understanding which log to check is essential for debugging.
 ## Log files
 
 ### daemon.log — structured event log
-- **Path**: `$data_dir/daemon.log` (default: `~/.claude/memory/daemon.log`)
+- **Path**: `$data_dir/daemon.log` (default: `~/.consciousness/memory/daemon.log`)
 - **Format**: JSONL — `{"ts", "job", "event", "detail"}`
 - **Written by**: `jobkit_daemon::event_log::log()`, wrapped by `log_event()` in daemon.rs
 - **Rotation**: truncates to last half when file exceeds 1MB
diff --git a/docs/daemon.md b/docs/daemon.md
index 6a5852f..c0ab1df 100644
--- a/docs/daemon.md
+++ b/docs/daemon.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ tasks are spawned per 60s watcher tick.
 ### Log
 
 ```bash
-tail -f ~/.claude/memory/daemon.log
+tail -f ~/.consciousness/memory/daemon.log
 ```
 
 JSON lines with `ts`, `job`, `event`, and `detail` fields.
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ Progress = mined / stale. When mined equals stale, the backlog is clear.
 
 ```bash
 # Experience-mine completions (logged as "experience-mine", not "extract")
-grep "experience-mine.*completed" ~/.claude/memory/daemon.log | wc -l
+grep "experience-mine.*completed" ~/.consciousness/memory/daemon.log | wc -l
 
 # Errors
-grep "experience-mine.*failed" ~/.claude/memory/daemon.log | wc -l
+grep "experience-mine.*failed" ~/.consciousness/memory/daemon.log | wc -l
 
 # Store size and node count
 poc-memory status
-wc -c ~/.claude/memory/nodes.capnp
+wc -c ~/.consciousness/memory/nodes.capnp
 ```
 
 ## Common issues
diff --git a/docs/memory.md b/docs/memory.md
index d176a8a..4154f8d 100644
--- a/docs/memory.md
+++ b/docs/memory.md
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Config: `~/.config/poc-memory/config.jsonl`
 {"config": {
   "user_name":      "Alice",
   "assistant_name": "MyAssistant",
-  "data_dir":       "~/.claude/memory",
+  "data_dir":       "~/.consciousness/memory",
   "projects_dir":   "~/.claude/projects",
   "core_nodes":     ["identity.md"],
   "journal_days":   7,
diff --git a/docs/notifications.md b/docs/notifications.md
index f2479da..0ab15e4 100644
--- a/docs/notifications.md
+++ b/docs/notifications.md
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ when sleeping.
 **IRC** — native async TLS connection (tokio-rustls). Connects,
 joins channels, parses messages, generates notifications. Runtime
 commands: join, leave, send, status, log, nick. Per-channel logs
-at `~/.claude/irc/logs/`.
+at `~/.consciousness/irc/logs/`.
 
 **Telegram** — native async HTTP long-polling (reqwest). Downloads
 media (photos, voice, documents). Chat ID filtering for security.
 Runtime commands: send, status, log.
 
-Both modules persist config changes to `~/.claude/daemon.toml` —
+Both modules persist config changes to `~/.consciousness/daemon.toml` —
 channel joins and nick changes survive restarts.
 
 ## Commands
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ poc-daemon stop                    # Shut down
 
 ## Configuration
 
-Config: `~/.claude/daemon.toml`
+Config: `~/.consciousness/daemon.toml`
 
 ```toml
 [irc]
diff --git a/docs/plan-experience-mine-dedup-fix.md b/docs/plan-experience-mine-dedup-fix.md
index f64ec8e..9c38d99 100644
--- a/docs/plan-experience-mine-dedup-fix.md
+++ b/docs/plan-experience-mine-dedup-fix.md
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ poc-memory delete-node '_mined-transcripts#f-8cebfc0a-bd33-49f1-85a4-1489bdf7050
 ## Verification
 
 After deploying:
-- `tail -f ~/.claude/memory/daemon.log | grep session-watcher` should
+- `tail -f ~/.consciousness/memory/daemon.log | grep session-watcher` should
   show ticks with migration activity, then settle to idle
 - Failed sessions should show increasing backoff intervals, not
   per-second retries