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name: context_editing_guide description: Managing context window, token optimization, summarization strategies for long conversations.

Context Editing Skill

When to Use

• Questions about managing long conversations
• Token cost concerns
• "Context window filling up"
• "Claude forgets earlier messages"
• "How to handle 20+ turn conversations"
• Summarization and compression strategies

Key Feature: Context Editing

Context Editing lets you intelligently manage what stays in Claude's context window.

Core Capabilities

1. Summarization: Compress older turns while preserving meaning
2. Fact Extraction: Pull out key facts to persistent storage
3. Selective Retention: Keep important messages verbatim
4. Dynamic Management: Adjust context based on conversation flow

Recommended Pattern for Long Conversations

CopyTurns 1-5:    Keep verbatim (recent context)
Turns 6-15:   Summarize (compressed context)
Persistent:   Extracted facts (always present)

Token Savings

• Typical reduction: 60-70% for conversations over 20 turns
• Better user experience: Claude "remembers" key facts
• Cost savings scale with conversation length

Response Guidelines

1. Identify the problem: Long conversations? Token costs? Lost context?
2. Explain the pattern: Verbatim + Summarized + Persistent
3. Give specific numbers: 60-70% savings, turn thresholds
4. Offer to dive deeper: Architecture details if they want