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142142For more specialized needs, [context editing](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/context-editing) offers additional strategies:
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144144* **Tool result clearing:** Clear old tool results in agentic workflows
145* **Thinking block clearing:** Manage thinking blocks when you use extended thinking
145* **Thinking block clearing:** Manage thinking blocks from earlier turns
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147147Cached prompt prefixes still occupy the context window: [prompt caching](https://platform.claude.com/docs/en/build-with-claude/prompt-caching) changes what you pay for those tokens, not whether they count.
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