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Track cost and usage
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agent-sdk/cost-tracking
…tal for the whole call so far. In a call where your app never sends `/clear`, `/reset`, or `/new`, read the latest result for call totals rather than summing across results. The running totals start…
Agent SDK reference - Python
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agent-sdk/python
…onversation is replaced without ending the connection, such as after `/clear`. See [Track costs in streaming input mode](/docs/en/agent-sdk/cost-tracking#track-costs-in-streaming-input-mode) for how a…
Extend agents with skills
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agent-sdk/skills
…le-mode) or when resuming a session. </Note> ### Reset context with `/clear` The `/clear` command resets the conversation to an empty context, so subsequent prompts start with no prior conversation…
Share session output as artifacts
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artifacts
…from your claude.ai account, so it works in a new session and after `/clear`, when the link has scrolled out of the terminal. Requires Claude Code v2.1.208 or later. ## Share an artifact A new arti…
Best practices for Claude Code
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best-practices
…ed message. * **`"Undo that"`**: have Claude revert its changes. * **`/clear`**: reset context between unrelated tasks. Long sessions with irrelevant context can reduce performance. If you've correct…
Claude Code changelog
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changelog
…name when `~/.claude.json` has an invalid MCP server entry * Fixed `/clear` removing the `/rename` session name from the prompt bar even though the name was kept for the new session * Fixed Ctrl+R…
Checkpointing
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checkpointing
…messages were. #### Rewind past a cleared conversation If you ran `/clear` earlier in the same Claude Code process, the rewind menu shows an additional entry at the top of the list labeled `/resume…
Use Claude Code with Chrome
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chrome
…group when the session ends depends on how it ends: * When you type `/clear`, Claude Code closes the group, open pages included, unless work that survives the clear is still running * When you switch…
Use Claude Code on the web
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claude-code-on-the-web
…| | `/clear` | No | Start a new session from the sidebar instead…
Commands
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commands
…checks the diff for security vulnerabilities. **Between sessions.** `/clear` starts fresh on a new task while keeping project memory. `/resume` returns to an earlier conversation, `/branch` branches…
Explore the context window
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context-window
…w) for accepted values and overrides. * **Clear between tasks**: run `/clear` when switching to unrelated work. Old conversation crowds out the files you need next and costs tokens on every message. *…
Manage costs effectively
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costs
…k cache read, 50.0k cache write ($0.55) ``` These totals reset when `/clear` starts a new session, so the next session's total cost starts at \$0. Before v2.1.211, they kept accumulating across `/cle…
Error reference
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errors
…| | `Context limit reached · /compact or /clear to continue`…
Fullscreen rendering
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fullscreen
…opens it in `$VISUAL` or `$EDITOR`. ## Clear the conversation Run `/clear` to start a new conversation. Pressing `Ctrl+L` or `Cmd+K` doesn't clear the conversation; Claude Code redraws the screen a…
Glossary
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glossary
…ou invoke by typing `/name` in the prompt. Built-in commands such as `/clear`, `/model`, and `/compact` control the session. You can define your own commands as files in `.claude/commands/`, or instal…
Keep Claude working toward a goal
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goal
…`, `none`, and `cancel` are accepted as aliases for `clear`. Running `/clear` to start a new conversation also removes any active goal. ### Resume with an active goal When you resume a session, Clau…
Hooks reference
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hooks
…| | `clear` | `/clear`…
Automate actions with hooks
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hooks-guide
…ended. This hook only fires on the `clear` reason, set when you run `/clear`, not on normal exits: ```json theme={null} { "hooks": { "SessionEnd": [ { "ma…
Interactive mode
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interactive-mode
…project: * Input history is stored per working directory * Running `/clear` starts a new session: recall then lists the new session's prompts first, with earlier sessions' prompts after them. The pr…
Output styles
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output-styles
…h Claude Code reads once at session start. Changes take effect after `/clear` or a new session. See [How Claude Code uses prompt caching](/docs/en/prompt-caching#changing-output-style) for what an out…
How Claude Code uses prompt caching
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prompt-caching
…d, auto memory, unscoped rules | Session starts, or after `/clear` or `/compact` | | Conversation | Your messages, Claude's responses, tool results | Every turn…
Quickstart
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quickstart
…----------------------- | -------------------------- | -------- | | `/clear` | Clear conversation history | `/clear` | | `/help` | Show available commands | `/help`…
Continue local sessions from any device with Remote Control
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remote-control
…appens. These cases go beyond ordinary messages: * **Compaction and `/clear`**: while Claude Code [compacts the conversation](/docs/en/context-window#what-survives-compaction), connected devices show…
Run prompts on a schedule
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scheduled-tasks
…executing: * Built-in commands such as `/permissions`, `/model`, or `/clear` * Skills marked [`disable-model-invocation: true`](/docs/en/skills#frontmatter-reference), including the bundled `/verify`…
Manage sessions
Claude Code CLI · in the page
sessions
…data) as you work, so you can return to one after exiting or running `/clear`. Use these entry points: | Command | What it does…
Claude Code settings
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settings
…cs/en/output-styles): part of the system prompt, which is rebuilt on `/clear` or restart ### Invalid entries in managed settings Managed settings parse tolerantly. When a managed configuration conta…
Claude Code settings reference
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settings-reference
…nce per conversation. An edit to this key takes effect after you run `/clear` or start a new session. * **Scope**: [`Any file`](#scopes) * **Type**: string, the name of a [built-in](/docs/en/output-s…
Customize your status line
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statusline
…e is in effect. May differ from your actual bill. Resets to \$0 when `/clear` starts a new session. Before v2.1.211, the total carried over after `/clear`…
Create custom subagents
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sub-agents
…agent. The check is scoped to the current conversation and resets on `/clear`. As of v2.1.198, a subagent treats messages from the agent that launched it as normal task direction, including mid-task…
Tools reference
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tools-reference
…mands return `Claude ended this conversation. Start a new session (or /clear) to continue.`, and only `/clear`, `/resume`, `/help`, `/exit`, and `/feedback` still run. Claude Code records the end in t…
Troubleshooting
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troubleshooting
…(/docs/en/sub-agents) so it runs in a separate context window 4. Run `/clear` if the earlier conversation is no longer needed ### Command hangs or freezes If Claude Code seems unresponsive: 1. Pres…
Find bugs with ultrareview
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ultrareview
…er conversation: when you start a new conversation, for example with `/clear`, Claude Code shows the confirmation again for the next paid review. ## Track a running review A review typically takes 5…
Week 13 · March 23–27, 2026
Claude Code CLI · in the page
whats-new/2026-w13
…erminal, not first-detected</div> <div>Idle-return nudge to <code>/clear</code> after 75+ minutes away</div> <div>VS Code: rate limit banner, Esc-twice rewind picker</div> </div> </div> [Fu…
Week 26 · June 22–26, 2026
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whats-new/2026-w26
…mmand output with the ! prefix, and resume a conversation from before /clear with /rewind. <div className="digest-meta"> <span>Releases <a href="/docs/docs/en/changelog#2-1-185">v2.1.185 → v2.1.193…
Week 34 · August 17–21, 2026
Claude Code CLI · in the page
whats-new/2026-w34
…": "Concise" } ``` <p className="digest-feature-try">Run <code>/clear</code> or start a new session, and Claude's replies lead with the result.</p> <a className="digest-feature-link" href="/…
What's new
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whats-new/index
…second prompt); **`/rewind`** can resume a conversation from before `/clear` was run; and **background subagents** now surface permission prompts in the main session instead of auto-denying. [Read…