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optimizing-for-cost-and-intelligence
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
about-claude/models/optimizing-for-cost-and-intelligence
…ough," a mandatory step-by-step procedure, or a hand-rolled reasoning scratchpad. A newer model follows these to the letter, producing extra tool rounds and extra writing, so the bill goes up with no…
how-tool-use-works
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
agents-and-tools/tool-use/how-tool-use-works
…tools (client-executed) For a handful of common operations (managing scratchpad memory, running shell commands, editing files, controlling a desktop or a browser), Anthropic publishes the tool schema…
claude-prompting-best-practices
Claude Developer Platform · in the page
build-with-claude/prompt-engineering/claude-prompting-best-practices
…llows Claude to use files, especially Python scripts, as a 'temporary scratchpad' before saving its final output. Using temporary files can improve outcomes particularly for agentic coding use cases.…
Claude Code changelog
Claude Code CLI · in the page
changelog
…th "File not found" after a session resumes on another machine or its scratchpad is cleared: the page's last published version is restored * Fixed `/update-config` writing `Write(path)` permission r…
Hooks reference
Claude Code CLI · in the page
hooks
…| | `scratchpad_dir` | Path to the session's scratchpad directory, where Claude keeps temporary working files. Absent when the session…
Changelog
Claude Documentation · in the page
cowork/changelog
…outside the working directory, including reports Claude writes to its scratchpad, showing "This file is outside the working directory" instead of opening. * Fixed the context window indicator and to…
Data storage and retention
Claude Documentation · in the page
office-agents/data-storage
…laude for Outlook only: learned writing style, draft preferences, and scratchpad | One user | | `claude-office-snipped-results` | Working scratch for long conve…