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Claude Code v2.1.296 ·

Size estimates now count search results returned by tools

When estimating how much space a tool's result takes up, Claude Code now counts the content of search result blocks instead of treating them as empty

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What

Claude Code estimates how much of the conversation's space each tool result takes up. A tool result is what comes back when Claude uses a tool. Search result blocks inside those results are now counted by the size of their content. Before, they counted as nothing.

Why

The estimate is more accurate. That estimate affects when tool results are shortened or the conversation is summarized to save space.

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