{"version":"2.1.314","anchor":"compaction-records-the-main-chain-tail-at-start","canonical_anchor":"compaction-records-the-main-chain-tail-at-start","heading":"Compaction no longer picks up a reply from an outdated request","tier":"notice","area":"Compaction","scope":"individual","heads_up":false,"url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.314\/e\/compaction-records-the-main-chain-tail-at-start","release_url":"https:\/\/changelogs.core-directive.com\/v\/2.1.314","markdown":"### Compaction no longer picks up a reply from an outdated request\n\nAfter compacting, Claude Code only reuses the last reply if no newer request was sent while compaction ran\n\n**What**\n\nCompaction shrinks a long conversation by summarizing it. Claude Code now notes the latest request at the moment compaction starts. When compaction finishes, it reuses the last reply only if that latest request is still the same one.\n\n**Why**\n\nIf a newer request was sent while compaction was running, an outdated reply is no longer attached to the compacted conversation.\n\n- Area: Compaction\n- Tier: You'll notice\n- Useful: 2\/5\n- Signal: 1\/5\n- Scope: individual\n- Heads-up: no"}