Claude Code now auto-compacts idle conversations to save cache credits
Users report that Claude Code now automatically runs /compact on idle conversations before the prompt cache expires, preventing costly cache misses involving up to 600K tokens.
2026-10-09 ~ 2026-10-11 · 3 related posts
- Episode 1: Claude Code now auto-compacts idle conversations to save cache credits(2026-10-09, 3 posts)
- Episode 2: Anthropic Clarifies Claude Code Auto-Compact: Default 967K Threshold Burns Through Quota(2026-10-10, 4 posts)
- Claude Code auto-compacts while idle, before your prompt cache expires to save usage limits — JeremyNguyenPhD · 2026-10-09
- Claude Code Now Auto-Compacts Conversations Before Cache Expires — Mrk_J · 2026-10-09
- Claude Code now auto-runs /compact while idle to dodge expensive cache misses — Neither-Eye-8906 · 2026-10-11