Agents & Orchestration Intermediate
Context Management (Compaction)
Manage the 200K token context window with manual and auto compaction
Command
"color:#9CA3AF;font-style:italic"># Inside an interactive session: $ /compact Focus on API design decisions and test results "color:#9CA3AF;font-style:italic"># Check what's consuming context: $ /context "color:#9CA3AF;font-style:italic"># Hard reset (lose everything except CLAUDE.md): $ /clear
Response
| Command | Effect | |----------|-------------------------------------------| | /compact | Summarizes conversation, keeps working state | | /compact [focus] | Summarizes with emphasis on topics | | /clear | Wipes conversation, re-reads CLAUDE.md | | /context | Shows context window breakdown |
Parsing Code
059669">">// Add to CLAUDE.md 059669">">for automatic compaction focus: 059669">">// # Compact instructions 059669">">// When you are using compact, please focus on // test output and code changes
Gotchas
! Auto-compaction triggers at ~80-90% context window utilization
! CLAUDE.md survives compaction — it's re-read from disk every time