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115115 * To report a bug, click **Report a problem** at the bottom of the menu, or type `/bug` or `/feedback` with an optional description that prefills the report. When you submit the report and you're signed in to Anthropic on a first-party connection, Claude Code sends it to Anthropic. On a third-party provider, or without Anthropic credentials, the dialog still opens, but submitting shows an error and sends nothing: unlike the CLI's `/bug`, the extension doesn't write a local archive. Requires Claude Code v2.1.229 or later.
116116* **Side questions**: type `/btw` followed by a question to ask about your session [without adding to the conversation](/docs/en/interactive-mode#side-questions-with-%2Fbtw). The answer opens in a panel beside the chat, where you can ask follow-up questions. The thread survives window reloads. Claude Code keeps the newest 20 exchanges and expires stored threads on the [`cleanupPeriodDays`](/docs/en/settings-reference#cleanupperioddays) schedule, as long as Claude Code can [safely determine the retention period](/docs/en/claude-directory#cleaned-up-automatically). To clear a thread, click the trash icon in the panel. Requires Claude Code v2.1.227 or later.
117117* **Context indicator**: the prompt box shows how much of Claude's context window you're using. Claude automatically compacts when needed, or you can run `/compact` manually.
118* **Prompt cache clock**: a clock icon next to the context indicator estimates how much time the conversation's [prompt cache](/docs/en/prompt-caching) has left before it expires. It counts down from the cache's five-minute or one-hour [lifetime](/docs/en/prompt-caching#cache-lifetime), and each response that uses the cache restarts the countdown. Apart from compaction, the [actions that invalidate the cache](/docs/en/prompt-caching#actions-that-invalidate-the-cache) don't reset the clock, so it can still show minutes left after you switch models.
119 * Until the countdown runs out, the icon shows the minutes left, such as **12m**.
120 * When the countdown runs out, the minutes disappear and the icon turns red, or your theme's error color, until the next response. The cache has likely expired, so expect a slower, more expensive response to your next message while the cache rebuilds. If the five-minute lifetime keeps running out between your messages, see [Choose the TTL yourself](/docs/en/prompt-caching#choose-the-ttl-yourself).
121 * Right after the conversation is [compacted](/docs/en/prompt-caching#compacting-the-conversation), the icon also turns red without minutes until the next response, because the cache doesn't cover the compacted conversation yet.
118122* **Agent map**: when the conversation includes [subagents](/docs/en/sub-agents), an agent count such as **2 agents** appears at the bottom of the prompt box. Its dot shows whether any subagent is working or waiting for your permission.
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120124 Click the agent count to open the agent map, which draws the conversation's subagents as a tree under the main agent, each with its status, elapsed time, and token count. Click a subagent to see its prompt and tool calls, open its read-only transcript, or stop it while it runs. Requires Claude Code v2.1.269 or later.
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