diff --git a/src/bin/parse-claude-conversation.rs b/src/bin/parse-claude-conversation.rs
index 30c1f84..e92a3d7 100644
--- a/src/bin/parse-claude-conversation.rs
+++ b/src/bin/parse-claude-conversation.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,9 @@ fn main() {
     let args = Args::parse();
 
     let path = if args.last {
-        let stash = fs::read_to_string("/tmp/claude-memory-search/last-input.json")
+        let stash_path = dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_default()
+            .join(".consciousness/sessions/last-input.json");
+        let stash = fs::read_to_string(&stash_path)
             .expect("No stashed input");
         let json: Value = serde_json::from_str(&stash).expect("Bad JSON");
         json["transcript_path"]
diff --git a/src/bin/poc-hook.rs b/src/bin/poc-hook.rs
index 8faa4ae..19b314c 100644
--- a/src/bin/poc-hook.rs
+++ b/src/bin/poc-hook.rs
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fn maybe_trigger_observation(transcript: &PathBuf) {
 
 fn check_context(transcript: &PathBuf, rate_limit: bool) {
     if rate_limit {
-        let rate_file = PathBuf::from("/tmp/consciousness-context-check-last");
+        let rate_file = dirs::home_dir().unwrap_or_default().join(".consciousness/cache/context-check-last");
         if let Ok(s) = fs::read_to_string(&rate_file) {
             if let Ok(last) = s.trim().parse::<u64>() {
                 if now_secs() - last < RATE_LIMIT_SECS {
diff --git a/src/config.rs b/src/config.rs
index 2d4afd4..dc21812 100644
--- a/src/config.rs
+++ b/src/config.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl Default for Config {
         Self {
             user_name: "User".to_string(),
             assistant_name: "Assistant".to_string(),
-            data_dir: home.join(".consciousness"),
+            data_dir: home.join(".consciousness/memory"),
             projects_dir: home.join(".claude/projects"),
             core_nodes: vec!["identity".to_string(), "core-practices".to_string()],
             journal_days: 7,
diff --git a/thalamus/src/config.rs b/thalamus/src/config.rs
index a726089..21c84c1 100644
--- a/thalamus/src/config.rs
+++ b/thalamus/src/config.rs
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@ pub struct TelegramConfig {
 impl Default for TelegramConfig {
     fn default() -> Self {
         // Load token and chat_id from legacy files if they exist
-        let token = std::fs::read_to_string(home().join(".claude/telegram/token"))
+        let token = std::fs::read_to_string(home().join(".consciousness/telegram/token"))
             .map(|s| s.trim().to_string())
             .unwrap_or_default();
-        let chat_id = std::fs::read_to_string(home().join(".claude/telegram/chat_id"))
+        let chat_id = std::fs::read_to_string(home().join(".consciousness/telegram/chat_id"))
             .ok()
             .and_then(|s| s.trim().parse().ok())
             .unwrap_or(0);
diff --git a/thalamus/src/modules/telegram.rs b/thalamus/src/modules/telegram.rs
index c531aa3..fa976af 100644
--- a/thalamus/src/modules/telegram.rs
+++ b/thalamus/src/modules/telegram.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl TelegramState {
 }
 
 fn offset_path() -> PathBuf {
-    home().join(".claude/telegram/last_offset")
+    home().join(".consciousness/telegram/last_offset")
 }
 
 fn load_offset() -> i64 {
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ fn save_offset(offset: i64) {
 }
 
 fn history_path() -> PathBuf {
-    home().join(".claude/telegram/history.log")
+    home().join(".consciousness/telegram/history.log")
 }
 
 fn media_dir() -> PathBuf {
-    home().join(".claude/telegram/media")
+    home().join(".consciousness/telegram/media")
 }
 
 fn append_history(line: &str) {