diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 1bb7853..c2f7a43 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
             assistant_name: "Assistant".to_string(),
             data_dir: home.join(".claude/memory"),
             projects_dir: home.join(".claude/projects"),
-            core_nodes: vec!["identity.md".to_string()],
+            core_nodes: vec!["identity.md".to_string(), "core-practices.md".to_string()],
             journal_days: 7,
             journal_max: 20,
             context_groups: vec![
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ impl Default for Config {
                     keys: vec!["identity.md".into()],
                     source: ContextSource::Store,
                 },
+                ContextGroup {
+                    label: "core-practices".into(),
+                    keys: vec!["core-practices.md".into()],
+                    source: ContextSource::Store,
+                },
             ],
             llm_concurrency: 1,
             agent_config_dir: None,