Under the hoodTier: how much it should matter to you
2Useful: my rating, 1 to 5
3Signal: worth watching, 1 to 5
CompactionArea: what it touches
Internal ChangesKind: in v2.1.311,
Internal ChangesSection of the release
Unclear It is not stated what the credits boundary is or when it applies.
What
Compaction shortens the conversation so it fits in what the model can accept. When a request fails because the prompt is too long, Claude Code compacts and tries again, choosing how far to cut from how much too long it was. It can now also choose a step called credits_tenth, when a credits boundary applies and the shortfall is larger.
Why
This changes how much of the conversation is kept when Claude Code retries.
How sure we are
Something disagreesSomething we can check disagrees with this entry, or the writer said they could not settle it.
The writer flagged doubtIt is not stated what the credits boundary is or when it applies.
