Claude Context Management Overview Claude conversations can grow indefinitely, but context windows have limits. Context management strategies enable unlimited conversations while optimizing costs. This skill covers two complementary approaches: server-side clearing (API-managed) and client-side compaction (SDK-managed), plus integration with the memory tool for automatic context preservation. The Problem : As conversations grow, token consumption increases. Without management: - Input tokens accumulate (context growing every turn) - Costs scale linearly with conversation length - Eventually h…