Context

Everything Claude “remembers” in the current conversation: messages, files read, results. It has limited room, like a workbench: too cluttered, and it’s hard to work.

You’ll also find it as: context window

How it appears in the course

The context window is Claude’s working memory in a conversation. It’s limited, like a desk where only so many papers fit. The fuller it is, the worse Claude follows instructions.
How do you look after the conversation memory? · Module 04, The working method, step by step
In the middle of a long task, look at /context, then run /compact with a focus.
Try it yourself · Module 04, The working method, step by step
The context is everything Claude “remembers” in the current conversation: the messages you’ve exchanged, the files it has read, the results of commands. It’s like the handyman’s workbench. If it gets too cluttered, the work gets worse.
Which keys and shortcuts should you know from the start? · Module 00, Installation and first steps · free

Where you learn it

In module 04 · The working method, step by step, in the Claude Code for Beginners course.

Related terms

/compactBranchCheckpointCommitConventional CommitsDiff

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