Claude workflow: fresh sessions with a handoff note beat compaction and save usage limits
weswinder · x · 2026-10-16
A developer shares that he now starts fresh Claude sessions far more often than he compacts. The workflow: have Claude write a short handoff note first, then let the new chat read it and continue with much cleaner context — and usage limits last noticeably longer.
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