diff --git a/.claude/memory/MEMORY.md b/.claude/memory/MEMORY.md
index 7e52e0b6..9f4d5ed8 100644
--- a/.claude/memory/MEMORY.md
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@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 - [Mike — font preference](user_font_preference.md) — Mike prefers Lucida Console for monospace UI.
 
 ## Feedback
+- [Re-clone submodule creds](reclone-submodule-creds.md) — Re-cloning the restructured claudetools (projects now submodules): set `credential.helper=store` GLOBALLY before `git submodule update --init --recursive` or every Gitea submodule fails "could not read Username". Steps in RECLONE.md.
 - [Bot alerts need a ticket link](feedback_bot_alert_ticket_link.md) — Syncro ticket bot-alerts MUST include a clickable link: https://computerguru.syncromsp.com/tickets/<internal_id> (internal id, not ticket number). post-bot-alert.sh posts raw text; put the URL in the message.
 - [Mac RMM authentication fixed](feedback_mac_rmm_auth_fixed.md) — Use `.claude/scripts/rmm-auth.sh` helper instead of heredoc pattern. Heredoc with `--data-binary @-` fails on macOS. Helper uses `jq -n --arg` to build JSON safely. Usage: `eval "$(bash .claude/scripts/rmm-auth.sh)"` sets $TOKEN, $RMM, $REPO_ROOT. Updated in /rmm Phase 0.
 - [Verify committed state before push](feedback_verify_committed_state_before_push.md) — webhook builds from origin/main: verify the COMMITTED build (git stash + build), not the working tree; bad git-add pathspec silently aborts staging. Stage by directory.
diff --git a/.claude/memory/reclone-submodule-creds.md b/.claude/memory/reclone-submodule-creds.md
new file mode 100644
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@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+name: reclone-submodule-creds
+description: Re-cloning claudetools (now submodule-based) needs credential.helper set GLOBALLY or submodule init fails
+metadata:
+  type: feedback
+---
+
+When re-cloning the restructured `claudetools` (history rewritten 2026-06-18; projects
+are now git submodules under `projects/`), `git submodule update --init --recursive`
+fails for every `https://git.azcomputerguru.com` submodule with **"could not read
+Username ... terminal prompts disabled"** — even though the top-level clone succeeded and
+`~/.git-credentials` already holds `azcomputerguru` creds.
+
+**Why:** `credential.helper=store` set *locally on the superproject* does NOT propagate to
+the child `git clone` processes that submodule recursion spawns (they run in fresh repos).
+
+**How to apply:** before the recursive submodule init, run
+`git config --global credential.helper store` (the single `~/.git-credentials` line covers
+`git.azcomputerguru.com`). Then `git submodule update --init --recursive` populates all 23.
+Also: a fresh clone has empty git `user.name`/`user.email` — `sync.sh` auto-corrects from
+`identity.json`, but set them if running git before first sync. Re-clone steps: `RECLONE.md`
+at repo root; pre-split bundle on Jupiter `\\172.16.3.20\Backups\Gitea-Storage`.
diff --git a/errorlog.md b/errorlog.md
index 0db6726a..8c6411ca 100644
--- a/errorlog.md
+++ b/errorlog.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Categories (the `[type]` tag): _(none)_ = skill/command execution failure ·
 
 <!-- Append entries below this line -->
 
+2026-06-19 | GURU-KALI | git/submodules | [friction] fresh claudetools re-clone: 'git submodule update --init --recursive' failed with 'could not read Username / terminal prompts disabled' for all https://git.azcomputerguru.com submodules; fix = set credential.helper=store GLOBALLY (local-on-superproject does NOT propagate to per-submodule child clone processes). ~/.git-credentials already had the cred. [ctx: ref=reclone-submodule-creds event=2026-06-18-restructure]
+
 2026-06-18 | GURU-5070 | agy/search | gemini CLI threw ineligible/projectId setup error (throwIneligibleOrProjectIdError), empty response after 3 attempts [ctx: mode=search host=GURU-5070]
 
 2026-06-18 | GURU-5070 | agy | gemini returned no response (empty after 3 attempts) [ctx: mode=search err=    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:104:]