diff --git a/auto-claude/memory/paths.py b/auto-claude/memory/paths.py
index 00ee02e1..068c574e 100644
--- a/auto-claude/memory/paths.py
+++ b/auto-claude/memory/paths.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def get_memory_dir(spec_dir: Path) -> Path:
     Get the memory directory for a spec, creating it if needed.
 
     Args:
-        spec_dir: Path to spec directory (e.g., auto-claude/specs/001-feature/)
+        spec_dir: Path to spec directory (e.g., .auto-claude/specs/001-feature/)
 
     Returns:
         Path to memory directory
diff --git a/auto-claude/specs/.gitkeep b/auto-claude/specs/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index 02499856..00000000
--- a/auto-claude/specs/.gitkeep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-# This directory contains all spec folders
-# Each spec is stored in a numbered folder like:
-#   001-initial-app/
-#   002-user-auth/
-#   003-payment-integration/
-#
-# Create a new spec with: claude /spec