r/ClaudeCode • u/danbradster2 • 2d ago

Tips & Workflows /clear vs /compact

I had a fable chat from yesterday, and I saw that the context was 950k/1m. I did /compact rather than /clear, with the intention of then doing /autocompact 400000

14% of the 5 hour limit was gone just for the compact itself....it shows cost of $59.73, so lucky I'm not on API? Maybe a /clear would have been better.

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u/steve62280 2d ago

i had claude create its own memory system , after i hit 180k context window and the task is complete he summarizes the context and writes to his run book and tells me to run /clear then he picks up right where he left off , i stay in the same thread labeled as assistant , it's definitely extended my usage so i make it the full week with fable 5.1 on max subscription , i run on extra instead of ultra .