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Claude Code v2.1.318 ·

Conversation summary instructions no longer end with an extra sentence

The instructions for summarizing a long conversation no longer add a sentence about extra summarization instructions at that point

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Unclear It is not clear whether the sentence was dropped from summaries or only moved elsewhere.

What

When a conversation grows long, Claude Code compacts it, meaning it replaces earlier parts with a summary. The instructions it builds for that summary used to end with a sentence saying there may be additional summarization instructions provided in the included context. That spot now joins its parts without the sentence.

Why

This could change how summaries are written, although the sentence may simply be added somewhere else now.

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The writer flagged doubtIt is not clear whether the sentence was dropped from summaries or only moved elsewhere.

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