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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 such instructions to the letter, producing extra tool rounds and extra writing that you pay fo… 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.… refusals-and-fallback Claude Developer Platform · in the page build-with-claude/refusals-and-fallback …a fixed format. Common examples: * A `<thinking>`, `<reasoning>`, or scratchpad section that the model fills in before it answers * A `reasoning`, `thinking`, or `trace` field in JSON output or in a… Claude Code changelog Claude Code CLI · in the page changelog …w compares the folder's identity instead * Windows: Fixed the session scratchpad and other temporary paths growing with your project's path length in sessions not started by Claude Desktop, which made… Explore the .claude directory Claude Code CLI · in the page claude-directory …p](/docs/en/monitoring-usage#check-the-retention-sweep). ### Session scratchpad directory The scratchpad is a per-session directory that Claude Code gives Claude for temporary files: intermediate re… Hooks reference Claude Code CLI · in the page hooks …t | | `cwd` | Current working directory when the hook is invoked | | `scratchpad_dir` | Path to the session's [scratchpad directory](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/claude-directory.md#session-scratch… All settings Claude Code CLI · in the page settings-reference …me of Claude Code's own files stay writable, such as plan files, the [scratchpad](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/claude-directory.md#session-scratchpad-directory), a [background session](https://code… 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 toke… 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-memory` | Only with a Claude account sign-in, and only when memory is on: notes that Claude save… Use Claude for Outlook Claude Documentation · in the page office-agents/outlook …e guide, select the button again. To delete the style guide, Claude's scratchpad, and what Claude learned from your edits on this device, select "Delete what Claude has learned about my writing" under…