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Claude Code v2.1.274 ·

System-prompt hot-swap now takes effect from the next turn, not at next compaction

Swapping the system prompt mid-session now applies from the next turn instead of waiting for compaction

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Useful3my rating, 1 to 5
Signal2worth watching, 1 to 5
AreaSystem Promptwhat it touches
KindImprovementsin v2.1.274,
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Swapping the system prompt mid-session now applies from the next turn instead of waiting for compaction

What

When Claude Code's internal system prompt is replaced mid-session, the new prompt text now takes effect starting from the very next turn. Tool definitions already sent to the model in that session stay unchanged. Previously, the new prompt only took effect at the next compaction (the point where conversation history gets condensed), unless a systemPromptSnapshot setting was turned off.

Why

This makes system-prompt changes apply sooner and more predictably, rather than sitting unused until the next compaction happens to occur.

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