AgentSkillsCN

context-management

有效管理 Claude Code 会话。当会话时间较长、任务步骤较多，或响应开始出现下降趋势时，可启用此技能。支持 /clear 清除会话、制定检查清单，以及使用子代理辅助管理。

SKILL.md
--- frontmatter
name: context-management
description: Manage Claude Code sessions effectively. Use during long sessions, multi-step tasks, or when responses start degrading. Covers /clear, checklists, and subagents.

Context Management Skill

Trigger

Use during long sessions, multi-step tasks, or when Claude's responses start degrading in quality.

The Insight

From Anthropic's Claude Code best practices: "Regularly reset context between tasks to prevent irrelevant conversation and file contents from degrading performance."

Why Context Matters

  • •Claude has limited context window
  • •Old, irrelevant content crowds out useful information
  • •Accumulated context from failed approaches confuses new attempts
  • •Fresh context = better responses

Techniques

1. Use /clear Between Tasks

After completing a task, before starting a new one:

code
/clear

This resets the conversation while keeping:

  • •CLAUDE.md instructions
  • •Project context
  • •Tool permissions

When to clear:

  • •Switching to unrelated task
  • •After a complex debugging session
  • •When responses feel "confused"
  • •Before important implementations

2. Checklists for Large Tasks

For migrations, bulk fixes, or multi-file changes:

markdown
## Migration Checklist

### Completed
- [x] Update User model
- [x] Update User service
- [x] Update User controller

### In Progress
- [ ] Update User tests ← CURRENT

### Remaining
- [ ] Update API documentation
- [ ] Update client SDK
- [ ] Run full test suite

Have Claude maintain this checklist:

  • •Update after each step
  • •Verify completion before proceeding
  • •Track what's done vs remaining

3. Course Correction Tools

Escape to interrupt:

  • •Press Escape once to stop current generation
  • •Useful when Claude is going down wrong path

Double-tap Escape to edit:

  • •Press Escape twice to edit your previous prompt
  • •Explore alternate directions without losing context

Request undo:

code
Undo the last change to user-service.ts

4. Subagents for Investigation

Early in complex tasks, use subagents to investigate details:

code
Use a subagent to research how error handling is done in this codebase.
Report back the patterns found.

Benefits:

  • •Preserves main conversation context
  • •Subagent does deep investigation
  • •Main context gets summarized findings

5. Explicit Context Boundaries

Tell Claude what's relevant and what isn't:

code
Forget about the authentication changes we discussed earlier.
Focus only on the new payment integration.
The relevant files are:
- src/payments/
- src/api/checkout.ts

Signs You Need to Manage Context

SymptomSolution
Claude references old, abandoned approaches/clear
Responses getting slower/clear or reduce file reads
Claude confused about current stateSummarize current state explicitly
Repeating the same mistakesClear and re-explain requirements
Losing track of multi-step taskUse checklist

Checklist Template for Large Tasks

markdown
## Task: [Migration/Refactor/Bulk Fix Name]

### Overview
[Brief description of the full task]

### Progress Tracking

#### Phase 1: [Name]
- [ ] Step 1.1
- [ ] Step 1.2
- [ ] Step 1.3

#### Phase 2: [Name]
- [ ] Step 2.1
- [ ] Step 2.2

#### Phase 3: [Name]
- [ ] Step 3.1
- [ ] Step 3.2

### Current Focus
[Which item is being worked on NOW]

### Blocked Items
[Items waiting on something]

### Verification
- [ ] All tests pass
- [ ] Manual verification complete
- [ ] Ready for review

Anti-Patterns

Don't:

  • •Keep adding to context indefinitely
  • •Assume Claude remembers everything from 50 messages ago
  • •Debug the same issue repeatedly without clearing
  • •Mix multiple unrelated tasks in one session

Do:

  • •Clear between distinct tasks
  • •Summarize context when resuming
  • •Use checklists for tracking
  • •Interrupt early when going off track