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Managing context window, token optimization, summarization strategies for long conversations.

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SKILL.md

name context_editing_guide
description Managing context window, token optimization, summarization strategies for long conversations.

Context Editing Skill

When to Use

  • Questions about managing long conversations
  • Token cost concerns
  • "Context window filling up"
  • "Claude forgets earlier messages"
  • "How to handle 20+ turn conversations"
  • Summarization and compression strategies

Key Feature: Context Editing

Context Editing lets you intelligently manage what stays in Claude's context window.

Core Capabilities

  1. Summarization: Compress older turns while preserving meaning
  2. Fact Extraction: Pull out key facts to persistent storage
  3. Selective Retention: Keep important messages verbatim
  4. Dynamic Management: Adjust context based on conversation flow

Recommended Pattern for Long Conversations

Turns 1-5:    Keep verbatim (recent context)
Turns 6-15:   Summarize (compressed context)
Persistent:   Extracted facts (always present)

Token Savings

  • Typical reduction: 60-70% for conversations over 20 turns
  • Better user experience: Claude "remembers" key facts
  • Cost savings scale with conversation length

Response Guidelines

  1. Identify the problem: Long conversations? Token costs? Lost context?
  2. Explain the pattern: Verbatim + Summarized + Persistent
  3. Give specific numbers: 60-70% savings, turn thresholds
  4. Offer to dive deeper: Architecture details if they want