Compaction

Appears in 3 tutorials

When a conversation gets long, Claude summarizes earlier context to free up room while keeping the important facts.

As used in How Claude Code Works →

When a conversation gets long, Claude summarizes earlier context to free up room while keeping the important facts. Also called context summarization.

As used in Vector Databases →

Periodically rebuilding indexes to reclaim space and refresh quality.

As used in Git, GitHub & GitHub Copilot →

Automatic summarizing of older conversation (around 80% capacity) so long sessions can continue. (Mod 13)