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1 day agoClaude Code Context Window Optimization Best Practices
Managing the context window is crucial for optimal performance in Claude Code, preventing issues like context drift and hallucinations.
The system runs smoothly for short conversations, but after around 40-50 messages, the response relevance starts dropping. The AI begins repeating phrases or giving vague answers unrelated to the context. Here's what I've already tried: Trimming the old messages to stay within token limits Summarizing older context dynamically Reducing temperature for better control Even tried vector-based context recall - still not consistent