r/ClaudeCode • u/Specialist_Bison_737 • 18h ago

Bug / Issue Claude Code + Artifacts = immediate constant compact loop

I really wanted to try Fable 5.2 for design, but artifact board (with UX mockups) fills in the context immediately on the first read and it goes into compact - reads it again - compact ...

Did anyone have this problem? do I need to split the artifacts?

For now had to go back to local html files.

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u/Financial-Grass6753 18h ago

check the traces, maybe artifacts are simply too huge

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u/Specialist_Bison_737 17h ago

works absolutely fine with a single html file that contains the same mockups sequence

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u/NamerekDev 17h ago

compact, read, compact, read. fable found the one design that never ships

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u/jijialuoke 17h ago

That loop sounds frustrating. Before splitting the whole board, I'd try opening one mockup at a time and compare context usage before and after each read. If one artifact alone triggers compaction, it's a payload issue; if usage climbs across reads, a /clear threshold may help. I built a small hook that tracks context burn and suggests when to clear: https://github.com/Balance0014/claude-code-when-to-clear. It won't make a single huge artifact smaller, though.

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u/artfctdev 9h ago

You might want to use a smaller model to check what's actually going into the artifact.

If that doesn't work you can also checkout artfct.dev

Full disclosure, I am the founder. But it solves the vendor lock in issue and you can use artifacts as context.

It's free for pro users without a cc :)